In the 1950’s a doctor by the name of Chester Southham experiments with the cancer cells of a woman named Henrietta Lacks. He decided to use prisoners as subjects and found a willing population of inmates at an Ohio prison into which he injected cancer cells. Chester Southham’s desire to test the effects of HeLa cells on subjects with cancer and healthy subjects became concerning because he used prisoners as his test subjects. The prisoners from an Ohio prison consented to the injection of Henrietta’s cancer cells, but some people argue that we should not allow this type of research to be performed on prisoners again because the environment (prison) effects their ability to make autonomous decisions. 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 overarching themes of this scientific thriller are the dangers associated with genetic engineering and the folly of relying too heavily on computer technology that may fail at crucial moments. As Crichton makes clear in the Introduction, the implications of genetic engineering cannot be underestimated: “Biotechnology promises the greatest revolution in human history,” he writes. It will completely change every aspect of human life. But this is not being accompanied by any comparable attention to the ethical implications of genetic engineering, or the safety factors involved. The revolution in genetics is also marked by an alliance between biotech scientists and commercial interests.
War helped improve the knowledge also, as the Greeks set up hospitals to help the wounded. Like Hippocrates, Galen believed in the theory of the four humours, however he used opposites to balance the humours. Egyptians had ships arriving from other parts of the world to trade goods, and they brought new herbs and plants with them. This boosted their knowledge of herbal medicine and found more cures to create. The Egyptians didn’t have a lot of methods for surgery, and mainly relied on
Scientists have been creating numerous inventions for human in order to make our lives easier and quicker, within all the inventions, a good amount of them have actually caused millions of deaths and injuries; making people starting to rethink whether scientists are responsible for what they have/are going to invent regarding the consequences the inventions may lead to. In the book Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, this question has became to the most controversial topic among readers. The answer for the question should be a solid “no” due to the following reasons. Firstly, the intension of scientists while they were creating a new invention was definitely not to cause any harm but to make the world a better place for us human beings; second of
It is clear that allowing pharmaceutical companies to act in their self-interest with less government regulation and controlled drug approval process the patients would benefit more. As Thomas Paine once said, “Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.” Today in our society there are tons of people wishing and hoping that a new drug will be introduced that will help cure or assist with their diseases. The drug approval process simply takes to long and creates drugs that are completely overpriced to the point of where once they are finally released they can become unaffordable to those in need. It is clear through pharmaceutical consumer
The legalization of marijuana is an extremely controversial topic in America, and it has been for years. It is well known that legalization could better our country’s economy, lessen crime, and can benefit those suffering from painful health conditions. So besides the few I have listed, what is the actual problem here? The US government is too frightened to step out of the box and give us, the people, a chance to legally use marijuana for recreational use based on decades of false negative publicity on the matter. Years of ridicule and the constant reminders of the fact that marijuana is the “gateway drug” contributes greatly to this problem.
Assess sociological explanations of science and ideology as belief systems. (33 marks) Science has had a huge impact on society in the last few centuries with medicines curing fatal diseases and advances in communication and technology. Science and technology has revolutionised economic productivity and raised standards of living. This success has led to a widespread belief in science. However, this faith has been dimmed by science causing problems.
Once these elements are in place, action plans, budget, and Contingency plans are also needed to help guide the way when the unexpected could happen. Cambridge Sciences Phamaceuticals spent a tremendous amount of time and money on the Research and Development of Metabical. This included FDA trails to gain approval to use Metabical as a prescription strength product. This amount of investment put CSP in a position where they needed a strong Marketing Strategy to successfully launch Metabical and generate long term, steady demand to recover their investment thus far and make a profit. A failed product launch with target customers would invalidate the credibility of CSM despite
The lab experiment is proven to have a use in establishing cause and effect relationships, which is why positivist sociologists favor them more as they prefer the more scientific method. Although they favor then, positivist sociologists also acknowledge the shortcomings of a lab experiment as it is often unethical to control the experiment and the results can often not be accurate or representative to a wider population. Interpritivist on the other hand reject the laboratory experiments as they fail to achieve the main goal of validity and they say it us an artificial environment producing unnatural behavior. Although there are many advantages to lab experiments there are various practical problems with them. For example it would be almost impossible to control the variables that may influence a situation and although being able to control the environment/variables may seem like a good thing all its creating is an artificial environment.
There are many reasons as to why this should be the case. If electronic media was free of charge, then there would be no motivation for professional artists, actors and directors to create the media in the first place. This would negatively affect the economy, and most likely the jobs, careers and even colleges would be lost as a result. I think it is somewhat fair to consider some of the opposing views concerning this growing problem in the global scheme of things. The act of stealing and thievery has a negative effect on multiple parties.