With the advent of modern technology it has become increasingly relevant as to whether we can artificially engineer life. ... Modern technology has become so integral to our lives as individuals and as a society. ... If you look at technology in it's most base form we can look at the rock being used to crack open nuts as one of the first examples of technology. ... With this trend in mind, it is not impossible to think that within the next 5 years most people will have modern technology implanted into their bodies. ... As soon as we are able to successfully alter our surroundings with o...

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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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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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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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The advancement of technology has scientists questioning the strength of these foundations and discovering ways to enhance the gene line. ... Genetics is no more immune from our perverse ability to turn whatever we discover to greedy, abusive, and exploitative ends than any other technology- (Bruce 5). ... Gene therapy can even be compared to vaccinations that, in modern society, are essential. ...

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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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