This alarmed the Scotland public because of its scientific implications. ... When you think about it, killing a scientifically developed embryo that is only a few living cells, is not equivalent to killing a person. ... Though not feasible at current levels of technology and scientific understanding, this and similar concepts have been explored in various forms of fiction. ... But we are already playing God when we fly airplanes, do transplants, create nuclear energy, fly into space, use advanced technology, take medicine or even tell the weather. ...

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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. ... Now is the time for scientists and society to acknowledge that it is unjustifiable to use new techniques and scientific advances to solve today's problems but wrong to add new problems. Dinosaur cloning ...

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For example, genetic technology can and has been used to determine the capacity of a person to contract certain diseases, such as sickle-cell anemia, which could cause many employers to hesitate in the hiring and training of such people. ... The complexity of scientific evidence, especially DNA profiling, has also caused many problems within the legal profession. ... People need to familiarize themselves with today's scientific research rather than relying on the credentials of a scientific expert witness. ... Lawyers need to increase their scientific knowledge and keep up with ...

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Theory of Applied Genetics A scientific discovery that was made many years ago is what we call the theory of applied genetics. ... 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 moder...

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Like any new technology, people are at first afraid, but this is no excuse to abandon research that could one day save millions of people through cloned organs or give an alternative and safe means of reproduction to sterile couples. ... The scientific breakthrough of cloning has caused a great deal of controversy in the media and also in the government. ... Cloning technology doesn't ultimately mean a need to create a human race in which everyone is the same. ... "Cloning technology can help "perfect" gene therapy, the actual correction or replacement of defective gene sequences. ...

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Cloning is not a horrible science experiment, but a monumental scientific development. ... The implications of cloning technology have sparked the debate. ... This would also ensure that the technology is advanced enough to guarantee that no harm is done. ... Human cloning is a technology that cannot be avoided. There are many ways in which people may be able to benefit from this new technology. ...

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Essay #3: Gattaca The human genome project is a great scientific advance but is society ready for it? ... They have the technology available to remove diseases or enhance looks and abilities. ... Marilyn Martone is correct when she suggests that "[t]he risks that this technology might lead to racism or classism are great"(81). ... We have to be careful on how we use our scientific advances. ...

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Throughout the years scientific studies have come by multiple breakthroughs. ... "The forensic team includes someone from just about every scientific area, from chemists to biologists to medical technologists." ... 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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Even though she had to struggle against a great deal of male ignorance in the scientific community, she still made an impact on the world of science. ... Much of her early research helped begin the modern field of carbon-fiber technology. ... Underneath her brisk manner she was oversensitive and ironically, too determined to be scientifically sound and to avoid shortcuts. ... But in spite of all this she was still able to make her mark on the scientific community....

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Cloning can be very dangerous and there are many risks involved, since our society and technology isn't yet acquainted with the subject. ... Scientific research hasn't failed us yet, and can lead to very important discoveries. ... With this technology, cloning could make it possible to grow tissue and organs from a patient's own cells, overcoming problems of rejection. ... Also, people are always afraid of new technology at first, until they realize how much they can benefit from it. ... As with most science or technology, cloning is a tool humans can use to bring about either r...

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There's a newly developed technology that can allow doctors and scientists to duplicate living organisms. This development in technology is known as cloning, and it has forever changed the views of life. ... This new scientific techniques can be used to improve the quality of life and bring balance to the ecosystem. ... Cloning is a very beneficial technique to improve the quality of life, why not use the scientific breakthrough to the best of the world's abilities. ...

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The scientific technology of cloning is the artificial production of organisms with the same genetic information. The technology behind cloning is called nuclear transfer. ... Scientists are currently using this technology and with many species. ...

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Recombinant DNA technology is important for learning about other related technologies, such as gene therapy, genetic engineering of organisms, and sequencing genomes. ... Therapeutic cloning technology may some day be used in humans to produce whole organs from single cells or to produce healthy cells that can replace damaged cells in degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's. ... Also it taught me how scientific practices differed as the different scientists visited the island. ...

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Farmers are obligated to sign a Monsanto technology agreement with the company that prohibits farms from sharing (accidentally or not) seeds with their neighbors (Monsanto Company, 2012). ... It could be said that without these scientific advances we would be much worse off as a population. The scientific research is so limited to corporations whose motivation is to make large profits for shareholders. ...

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With the new technology available to detectives today such as DNA testing, one will occasionally hear about a prisoner who was put to death for a crime that authorities later figured out he did not commit. ... It is a well-known scientific law that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. ...

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This may not sound like very much but as technology increases the rate at finding them will increase. ... Still the ongoing research being done today never ceases to amaze the scientific community or the general public. ...

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We need a better health care system, not a ban on new technologies. ... It probably will provide a valuable basic research and possible spin off technologies related to reproduction and development. Finally, prohibiting cloning would violate the fundamental freedom of scientific inquiring. ...

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Then, "the prosecution signed a letter saying they would agree to Bloodsworth's release if a laboratory ever determines with scientific certainty that any sperm found did not belong to Bloodsworth and that the prosecution confirmed the results independently" (Evans 64). ... Furthermore, many scientists are using this technology for other uses. ... "It is not the technology that is being challenged, but the proficiency of the tester" (Thompson 63). ...

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Environment, Technology, and Society Imagine this; "talking to yourself" could take on a whole new meaning if exact human cloning is made possible. ... (Teoh) Other scientific benefits are the possibility to create people with identical genetic makeup so they can act as organ donors others. ... Using this type of technology to help people is no different than having a test tube baby in my eyes, so why should it not be allowed? ... If the technology were to get into the wrong hands this could be a real threat to society. ...

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In 1996, Justice John Paul Stevens of the US Supreme Court states, "Recent development of reliable scientific evidentiary methods has made it possible to establish conclusively that a disturbing number of persons who had been sentenced to death were actually innocent (pg 187)." ... The technology, solving and linking these crimes, gets faster and cheaper every year. The failure to take full advantage of this and other technology is a national scandal. ...

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Although the creators of Dolly were the first to clone an adult mammal, the company that owns the patent is the Massachusetts Company of Advanced Cell Technology (ACT). ... As new scientific development is introduced into the public we will gradually accept it at a very slow rate. ...

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Cloning The topic of cloning has been in much debate in recent times. It is a very controversial issue, which contains many different and assorted viewpoints. While some find the procedures and actions concerning cloning acceptable, others object to it on a basis of saying it is evil and immoral. M...

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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."" ... However, the legislation did not ban the use of somatic, or non sex cells, nuclear transfer or other cloning technologies to clone molecules, DNA, cells, and tissues. ...

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Genetic engineering is the "Scientific alteration of the structure of genetic material in a living organism. ... They would allow human manipulation of our genes arguing that Jesus was a healer and we are just using technology to take this a step further. ...

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Primate's phylogeny has been a complex and still not fully developed phylogeny. There are still many species of primates that have yet to be place permanently on the tree due to lack of information. However with the information that is available we are able to construct a phylogeny base on the data ...

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