For example, through the Socratic seminar I was able to learn that there isn’t a clear definition of bioethics or informed consent. It is really hard to define theses two key terms from the book. Informed consent could be about a lot of things. It could describe the medical procedure used, what’s its purpose, what is the significance of the results from the procedure, the financial value, and as well as the post procedure follow-up. Although the Socratic seminar and the novel left many questions unanswered for me, it made me understand more why things are they way they are in the healthcare and scientific research industries.
Then scientist Paul Lauterbur developed a way to make MR images in two dimensional and three dimensional using gradients. Scientist Peter Mansfield researched a way so that the scans would take seconds rather than hours. This produced clearer images. Lauterbur and Mansfield used animals and human limbs, whereas Damadian built the first full body MRI machine in 1977, this prototype was called “Indomitable.” This name was symbolic to Damadian’s struggle to do what many said could not be done. “Indomitable” is now displayed in the Smithsonian Institution.
The main similarity that both articles highlight is the topic of morals. “What is morally correct?” I can imagine if they could sit down to talk about their work they would come to a common ground in their beliefs. Steve Buist’s article highlights the unethical behavior between researchers and companies that fund researches, and how these behaviors can be improved. “Improving the transparency around the financial relationships between researchers and companies is one way to deal with the potential conflicts of interest that can arise” (Buist, S., 2012). One such example is the “most reputable scientific journals, such as the New England Journal of Medicine, now require the authors of scientific papers to make detailed disclosure of their commercial financial relationships as a prerequisite for publication” (Buist, S., 2012).
An important and frequently cited essay by Professor Michael Gazzaniga (Feb. 5, 1990) brought a scientist's discipline into the picture, shedding light on matters vital to an understanding of the drug question. He wrote, for instance, about different rates of addiction, and about ambient pressures that bear on addiction. Elsewhere, Professor James Q. Wilson, now of UCLA, has written eloquently in defense of the drug war. Milton Friedman from the beginning said it would not work, and would do damage. We have found Dr. Gazzaniga and others who have written on the subject persuasive in arguing that the weight of the evidence is against the current attempt to prohibit drugs.
Jack Engle Composition I Berndt November 7, 2012 Stem Cell Research Stem cell research has a lot of stigma surrounding it. I have gathered some facts and opinions on this subject and I will present them to you so you may form your own opinions on this topic. Of course, I am not in the medical field so understanding most of the research was difficult to understand at times, I tried to keep it simple and to the point. Many people believe stem cell research could benefit people suffering from ailments such as paralysis, cancer, and that it could benefit other areas of the medical field. What are stem cells?
Thus creating a huge debate in the public world, and many ethical decisions to whether (hESC) is morally wrong. Considering Human Embryonic Stem cell research today's Pandora's box, the benefits of embryonic stem cell research outweigh the moral costs because of the
Andrew Pollack, of the New York Times wrote a descriptive article, “Engineering by Scientists on Embryo Stirs Criticism.” He provides an example of this altering. At Cornell University, they took an embryo that did not have the ability to become a child, and inserted a fluorescent protein. This gave it one extra chromosome. The fluorescent protein survived, causing the cells in the embryo to glow, and carried the protein into the daughter cell (1). While this was important research, “A spokesman for the National Institutes of Health said the Cornell work would not be classified as gene therapy,” only because “a test-tube embryo is not considered a person under the regulations” (Pollack 1) Right now, that leaves this research as something to be studied, not acted upon
Many people do not realize the significance this research can have on a human and society. This research can make paralyzed humans walk again. If this research was legal then who knows how far it can advance many different medical fields. It argued that this research is immoral because a fetus must be used, but this topic falls on all the same lines as abortion. The fetuses that come out of abortion can even be used in stem cell research.
In 2003 Italian scientists said they have created the world’s first cloned horse. In 2004 South Korean and U.S. researchers say they have cloned a human embryo and extracted embryonic stem cells from it. This experiment is the first published report of cloned human stem cells which means that therapeutic cloning is no longer a theory but a reality (MSNBC). Advancements of these cloning experiments are
Have a little read: ... How Have Electronic Devices Changed Our World? An analysis of the changes due to technology This essay will discuss the past implications of technological progression and the affect it will continue to have on this world. Miss Tejal 4/18/2010 Technology is neither good nor bad, nor even neutral. Technology is one part of the complex of relationships that people form with each other and the world around them; it simply cannot be understood outside of that concept - Samuel Collins, a doctor in the 17th Century[1]. The topic of this essay is electronic gadgets and the impact they have had on our lives.