Major technologies are converging and advancing exponentially fast. Vivek Wadhwa, Vice President of Academics and Innovation at Singularity University, says, "These exponential technologies will help us solve many of humanity's grand challenges.... In addition to developing technologies for energy conservation and water purification, it is imperative that we continue to make similar size strides in the science behind human health. The future of modern medicine heavily relies on not only understanding DNA, the language of life, but being fluent in this language. ... Doctors one day wi...

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This is just the beginning of what modern genetics will bring to us. In present day, having so many new technologies, we are now able to gather more information, providing us with complete knowledge of how genetics have came to be the basic unit of life. ... In the late 1900s, we have discovered new technologies, which enable us to have found the processes of mitosis and meiosis, heterogeneous and homogeneous mixtures (the makeup of a hybrid cross), and many other processes and facts. ... The facts listed above are more modern answers to the unknown that were discovered in recent days by h...

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The use of Transgenetics, although not a new practice, is a technology that has recently become a subject of serious debate due to its prevalence in our every day lives. ... Many of our modern day crops were produced from farmers using cross breeding to make plants with sweeter fruits, larger seeds, or faster growth. Serious though into the use of genetic technology began in 1865 with Mendel's paper which was groundbreaking in showing that plants had dominant and recessive genes that controlled their traits. ... There are however many disadvantages to using this technology, as there ...

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Vincent's narration at the beginning of the film provides the audience with knowledge as to the state of this futuristic world, and the plot to follow plumbs the depths of the ramifications of excessively advanced technology. It cannot be said that this technology is solely responsible for the degraded state of humanity in Gattaca, since Vincent, a natural born human, has his own shortcomings such as the selfishness revealed in his determination to achieve is goal. ... We see that the pressure of modern culture has permeated in the future to the extent that people "have you looking so h...

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Such rapid advancement could provide many benefits; Cathy Becker of ThriveOnline writes that such technology could make foods more nutritious, cause an increase in crop yields, provide more powerful control over pests and weeds, reduce the use of some pesticides and herbicides, and enhance the nutritional value of crops. ... Although man has been varying the make-up of other organisms through breeding for thousands of years, a forum of distinguished scientists and educators called SCOPE explain that "the terms genetically modified and genetically engineered usually imply more direct manipulat...

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What other form of science or technology allows an individual to create an entirely new species of organism that in turn produces insulin to save human lives? ... These findings were the essential beginning of modern genetics, bringing forth the building blocks to create entirely new beings to suit human needs. ... There is an increasing emphasis on the role of genes in disease, along with powerful new technologies that enable the exploration of a genome. ... With modern genetic testing, there is a possibility that these defects can be detected ahead of time, enabling defective genes to be rep...

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One is that our fossil record is sparse, and modern-day technology cannot compensate for this. ... They evolved further into Homo erectus and then into more modern forms of human. ... New fossils are slowly being discovered, and technology to discover more about our evolutionary history through the animals of today is developing. ...

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With the many modern advances in the field of genetic engineering it is possible to make foods more nutritious, more visually attractive and various other desirable traits for human consumption. ... Genetic engineering is a new and in many ways inadequately understood form of technology that makes many consumers doubtful of the actual positives that this form of technology presents and fear the possible repercussions. One of the main uses of this technology is to make food more visually appealing, but some people fear that these new genetically modified foods are a counterfeit freshness and...

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In our modern day world, the technology of genetic engineering and human cloning for the use of asexual reproduction has reached a point to where we must ask ourselves if it is a good practice for medical purposes, or if it presents issues of ethical and moral concern. ... Human cloning has reached a point where the ethical and moral values have not been considered, and we have not fully learned and understood the negative consequences of such a new and overwhelming technology. ... The other major belief is that scientists should have the freedom to discover and devise new technologies in ...

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With all the modern scientific advances we are making today, especially in Canada, there are positive effects as well as negative effects. ... There are two sides on this issue, biotechnological business touts are preforming great breakthroughs of modern time, but skeptics, such as Greenpeace and The Sierra Club, are not so sure. ... With the ongoing development of technology it is more apparent now then ever the knowledge that scientists hold about genetic modification. ... With the many issues surrounding this technology, such as labeling, long-term health effects, and genetic pollution, ...

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There is an increasing emphasis on the role of genes in disease, along with powerful new technologies that enable the exploration of a genome. ... With modern genetic testing, there is a possibility that these defects can be detected ahead of time, enabling defective genes to be replaced with healthy ones. ... The gospel teaches that trying to alter a human being with technology c...

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The general public is not familiar with the DNA technology, some people seem to feel uncomfortable with biotechnology frequently because of the difficulty of the technology and lacking of sufficient information (Hiroshi Harada 1996). ... The current debate on the use of GM crops in agriculture and the need for government, sciencetists and industry to persevere with the technology in the face of widespread hostility. Although a majority of academic and industrial sciencetists agree that transgenic crops pose no risk for the environment or human health, some others believed that certain applicat...

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These new technologies allow for the extraction and purification of minute amounts of fossilized DNA, which is then amplified, activated and replicated before being used for in vitro fertilization. ... This research may lead to a major scientific discovery that builds on the technologies already benefiting many humans" worldwide, especially infertile couples who want to have children. ... Different species of dinosaurs could be introduced into different habitats so that the modern ecosystems would match as closely as possible. ... Dinosaur cloning is an improper use of scientific technology...

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In today's increasing technology, analyzing clues requires high-tech instruments. ... Forensics has only just begun, but modern technology, computers and gadgets that are soon to be discovered, may replace certain scientists. ...

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While before, a farmer wanting to develop a frost resistant tomato would be able to breed towards one only if the necessary genes were available somewhere in tomatoes or a near relative to tomatoes, modern biological engineering techniques overcome such restrictions. ... The benefits of gene technology in terms of food production are enormous. ...

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Biotechnology has dramatically changed modern society and will continue to as technology becomes more advanced. ... The implications of this research can and will be very beneficial to modern society. ...

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Genetic engineering refers to the technologies that are being used to change the genetic make-up of cells and transfer genes from one species to another. ... There are other, more modern methods of moving genes artificially such as electro- and chemical poration, microinjection and biobalistics. ... Microinjection is a more modern method of artificially transferring genes. ... Other modern ways of transferring genes are Chemical and Electroporation. ...

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According to Gargesi (2013) green biotechnology uses modern technology to explore plants like organisms. ... As biotech processes replace old rust-belt technologies, they are enabling a transformation from a petroleum-based economy to a bio-based economy....

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Even the greatest crime investigator in history relied on the only true witness "evidence "to solve a crime. Although fictitious, Sherlock Holmes' techniques of intense observation and logical application of detail inspire the basis of solving any crime. Those skills, added to today's growing techno...

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Natural Selection The definition of natural selection can be stated as: the process by which individuals" inherited needs and capabilities are basically intimately linked to resources available in their environment, giving those with greater fitness a better chance of survival and the ability to reproduce offspring. The driving force behind evolution is the struggle among entities for reproductive success. Every species desires that their genes be transferred to the next generation. A species that fails to transfer their genes to the next generation becomes extinct when the life of that entit...

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