Throughout history, many new discoveries on the theme of genetics were founded. ... Also, a discovery was made that the X and the Y chromosomes determine the gender of a fetus. ... Generally, throughout history, our knowledge of basic applied genetics is destined to grow. ... First off, the discovery of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). ... 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. ...

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However all this information wasn't always at your fingertips for immediate knowledge gratification. ... With each new discovery came a small peace to a puzze as each scientist built upon what had already been done before. This paper highlights some important key discoveries that were necessary for us to understand some key processes today. ... Many of these early scientific discoveries delt with finding causes for and curring diseases! ... Today we have a vast knowledge of how plants work through photosynthesis but this wasn't always the case. ...

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I find it very interesting when a person is the first to achieve a task or decipher a discovery. ... " From this, I can infer that Venter's achievements and discoveries required a large amount of time and dedication. ... His determination lead to the outcomes of these discoveries/achievements. DNA has become a great specialty of Venter with a highly deep knowledge of DNA gene functions and placement. Branching off from this knowledge, Venter is on his way to complete yet another breakthrough in science. ...

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Knowledge comes from our minds in which God created. ... The article talks about gene research and how James Watson co-discovery of the structure of DNA was the Holy Grail. ... The doctors told her family with all their knowledge and technology, her life was in God's hands. ... When her family tries to thank Bonnie's doctors, and they say it wasn't their knowledge that helped Bonnie. ...

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In the past few years, scientists have gained knowledge about cloning that could impact our lives for centuries to come. ... President Clinton has banned federal funds from being used for human cloning research, stating that, "Any discovery that touches upon human creation is not simply a matter of scientific inquiry, it is a matter of morality. ...

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If it were not for Alec Jeffreys's discovery, Kirk Bloodsworth would probably have had to spend the rest of his life in prison for a crime he did not commit (Lane 45). ... With testing comes knowledge, and with knowledge comes the trust in DNA fingerprinting and how it helps today's society. ...

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Can you imagine what Hitler may have done if he obtained the knowledge of how to clone in the 1940's. ... He has banned all federal funding stating that, "Any discovery that touches upon is not simply a matter of scientific inquiry, it is a matter of morality and human spirituality as well."" ...

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The cavalier way in which law enforcement agencies deny making mistakes, and admit them only when the evidence is so overwhelming that errors can no longer be denied does more to undermine the public confidence in law enforcement than the mere fact of the discovery of an error itself would do (Moenssans 2000). ...

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Forensic science is the application of scientific techniques in collecting and analyzing physical evidence in criminal cases."1 Forensic science has really advanced over the years. The first recorded application of medical knowledge to the solution of a crime was in a Chinese book, His Duan Yu (the ...

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