Rosalind’s great grand-father Jacob Waley was first place in Mathematics and classics at University College London, and then he became a professor of Mathematics at University of London. Therefore; it’s no surprise that, in addition to chemistry and physics, Rosalind Performed excellent in Mathematics. Rosalind Franklin’s genetically passed on intelligence, and her persistence and dedication was detrimental to her success in contributing to the production of the clear X-Ray diffraction pattern. Rosalind’s passion for science and her production of the X-ray diffraction proved valuable to the science of the DNA structure. (Brenda Maddox, pg 5, Nelson 211).
Even though his experiments were controversial, Henrietta’s cancer cells were special because they were the “first immortal human cells ever grown in culture and thus vital to the development and discovery of several medical landmarks like the polo vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, and in vitro fertilization.” (Zielinski) Of the many ethical issues that arise in the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot, one of the most important topics revolves around the autonomy of the prisoner’s consent of such dangerous experimentation. The general definition of autonomy is self-governance. Autonomy can be broken down into two areas. First, “autonomous behavior is governed by plans of action that have been formulated through deliberation or reflection.” (p.83) Secondly, it must be intentional and voluntary, “from choices people make based upon their own life plans.” (p.83) Terrance Ackerman describes four conditions that can constrict a person’s ability to act autonomously. Out of the four constraints; physical, cognitive, psychological, and social, the prisoners are affected physically and therefore can not make autonomous decisions.
(5) A historian would realise that Fleming played a vital role in the discovery of Penicillin. The fact he is referred as a ‘Professor’ illustrates the importance he was as he was clearly as scientist who was interested in finding new cures. However, due to the fact that the source was wrote by the head of the department that Fleming once worked in, could hint a biased opinion as of course he would support Fleming when he works in the same building as he once did. Also, because it was wrote as a newspaper article, it may have been designed to persuade the public to agree, without giving them their own voice on who was the most important figure in the discovery Penicillin. Why does this source suggest that Fleming should not been given the recognition of discovering Penicillin?
Although the modern day public may dismiss some of his ideas as backward or non-progressive, Galton was a genius among men; Galton published many works that introduced the scientific world to never-before conceived ideas and concepts. Francis Galton traveled extensively and studied many other fields including geography and meteorology before moving onto the study of heredity and the new field of “eugenics” (Gillham, 2011). This shift was due to Charles Darwin’s extremely influential arguments in The Origin of Species, which had one section on variations in human populations that provided a spark of proof to Galton that the human race could be advanced by means of selective breeding. Darwin heavily influenced many including Galton, largely due to the impact of
The experiments took place in 1948 and just came to light, thanks to a researcher who discovered the experiments in notes kept by one of the federal officials involved in the Tuskegee experiment. The Guatemalan experiments have been kept secret until now — some 64 years later, which confirms that federal officials can be very adept at keeping nefarious federal conspiracies secret. What U.S. officials did was bring prostitutes that they knew were infected by syphilis into Guatemalan jails to infect prisoners, so that U.S. officials would be able to study the effect that antibiotics had on the syphilis. Some of the prisoners, however, failed to contract syphilis from the prostitutes. No problem.
Since Janet couldn’t make it to meetings they gave her what was “left over” and didn’t even keep her in mind. Janet was a hard worker and wanted to contribute to the group, but since she had been pre classified by her group she couldn’t fit in the way she wanted to. Life was basically a struggle for Janet and being in a group that did not consider her struggle made her feel more alone than ever. She finally snapped over the cafeteria incident. She stopped to get something to eat and saw her whole group meeting without her, she felt extremely unappreciated and knew the group members didn’t respect her contributions.
Jessie Riley Stop the Madness: The Dangers of Synthetic Biology and Genetic Engineering I had never even heard of synthetic biology until I was assigned to read about it in Rhetoric and Composition II class. The first impression that I had was that I was reading something out of a science fiction magazine; it all seemed so very fantastical and even frightening to me. They say that ignorance is bliss, and I must admit that I would have preferred ignorance to enlightenment in regards to what scientists and leading experts in the fields are hypothesizing synthetic biology and genetic engineering are capable of. In fact, the more I read, the more frightened I became. So many questions in regards to the potential benefits of this research were left unanswered, and all I could focus on were the many, drastic and terrifying dangers that such breakthroughs in the fields could pose.
Alec Jeffery: DNA fingerprinting Throughout history, man has pride himself on inventions that changed the fabric of history, inventions that have shown how far the human mind can go. Alec Jeffery’s invention of DNA fingerprinting is a perfect example of how one man’s invention can change how everyone looks at technology. Alec Jeffery is a molecular biologist whose method of DNA fingerprinting has quickly found its way into the courts, where it is used to exonerate people wrongly accused crimes and to finger the true culprits. Alec Jeffery’s groundbreaking invention has helped keep innocent people out of prison and also has put the right people into prison. DNA fingerprinting changed the world because of the amount of people it helped, also the amount of people that were caught because of it.
In the past, the decision of whether to hire Hans would have been simple. If he was available, he would be hired. However, six months ago, the Liechtenstein Corporation introduced the world’s first diamond-cutting machine. This machine, which can be leased for $1,000,000 per year, is guaranteed to cut stones successfully 90% of the time. Although Hans Marquis has an excellent reputation, Rockstone International cannot be sure about his success rate because of the extreme secrecy among people in the diamond business.
The film makers that created the movie version of Frankenstein not only added scenes, but also extended some inventive scenes written by Mary Shelley. The film did not sabotage the entire plot of the actual book, but made the storyline more exciting and compelling for viewers. In the novel, Victor is a simply an ambitious Scientist. The purpose of creating the monster is only to gain respect and reputation as a creator. However, those scenes which were added or modified in the film not only helped building a new model of Victor Frankenstein, but also add meaning to Victor Frankenstein’s motivation of creating the monster.