When it helps to identify a rapist or murderer, that is a benefit to society, but when testing is forced on a large group of innocent people to try to identify the criminal among them, it violates the right to privacy of the many innocent people in the group. ... Insurance companies hope to use the results of genetic tests to categorize people based on their risk of developing a disease. ... There are also over 200 cases documented by the Council for Responsible Genetics where either insurance or jobs were denied to healthy people based on the outcome of genetic tests (National Commission). ...

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When it helps to identify a rapist or murderer, that is a benefit to society, but when testing is forced on a large group of innocent people to try to identify the criminal among them, it violates the right to privacy of the many innocent people in the group. ... Insurance companies hope to use the results of genetic tests to categorize people based on their risk of developing a disease. ... There are also over 200 cases documented by the Council for Responsible Genetics where either insurance or jobs were denied to healthy people based on the outcome of genetic tests (National Commission). ...

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However there are many disadvantages to DNA testing, such as a challenge of accuracy, the costs of DNA testing and the possible misuse of DNA. ... DNA testing was first used in a criminal case in the United Kingdom in 1987. ... However many people disagree to the use of DNA results. ... The possibility of DNA testing being inaccurate is very low, however, except in cases of identical twins who posses the exact genetic makeup. ... Police commended the DNA testing on this, saying that it flushed out the guilty. ...

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(NIH, 1995) That ratio represents approximately twelve million people who are carriers and possibly not aware in this country alone. ... There are a handful ways to test for CF. ... Usually a positive IRT test will be further clarified with a sweat test in the event of a positive outcome. ... In 1992, genetically altered adenoviruses (cold viruses) were injected into the lungs of 25 people afflicted with CF. ... For the people suffering with CF today, this progressive genetic research is more than promising; it is a light at the end of an otherwise dark tunnel. ...

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Technology plays a critical role in this respect, where increased understanding of human genetics helps to more efficiently find which people may be at risk. ... There are tests available that detect mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. ... There are obvious benefits to being genetically tested for being at risk for cancer. ... However, there are negative effects to genetic testing of cancer predisposition. ... They are responsible for explaining the ups and downs of genetic testing to potential participants. ...

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A person can be tested for Cystic Fibrosis in three ways; the first is by a sweat test to measure the amount of sodium chloride in their sweat, this is because people with Cystic Fibrosis have between 2 and 5 times the normal amount of salt in their sweat; the second is testing a newborn where doctors can measure the amount of a protein called trypsinogen in the blood. The level of this protein is higher than normal in people with Cystic Fibrosis and Finally, genetic tests can identify a faulty CFTR gene using a sample of the patient's blood. ...

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About ten years ago people with this disorder did not live beyond their teens. ... In normal people, these products are thin and slippery. ... Currently there are two tests for cystic fibrosis. ... They carry out the sweat test twice. ... The second test is a blood test. ...

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Many people cringe at the thought of eating them. ... People feel that many genetic reproduction methods aren't natural. ... "Tests are being done to detect abnormalities during pregnancy. ... In a second test, sperm cells from fertile mice were transplanted into testes of mice with low or no sperm count. ... For the people that need and want it, we in society need to provide the means for them. ...

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People fear that because genes are able to be patented the owner can charge as much as they'd like and hinder the public from receiving medical tests they require. ... An example of gene patenting that hit very close to home was regarding gene testing that could possibly detect life threatening diseases in women. ... "Jolie had been tested for the "faulty" gene BRCA1 and the test came back positive. Myriad owns a patent for the BRCA1 gene, and therefore, has exclusive rights to test for it because of the patent." It was disappointing to find out that the gene Jolie had testing i...

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Because many people are against, or scared of, any type of "futuristic" science no matter how beneficial it may be. ... By synthesizing embryos for testing of diseases as well as many other options, we strengthen ourselves and our knowledge of the way medicine can work. ... Many people, especially pro-life conservatives, have a strong moral objection to doing tests on embryos. ... Thus performing tests on and sometimes killing these embryos is another major controversy. ... Why is it that society finds it acceptable to "play God" in creating animal embryos and then proceed to run tests upo...

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Products that have all ready been made by using biotechnology to help people include human insulin for diabetics, growth factors used in bone marrow transplants, products for treating heart attacks, diagnostic test for infectious diseases like hepatitis and AIDS. ... Nucleic acid hybridization gives lab specialist a simple, direct way to use the DNA order of a gene as an exact test to detect and monitor that gene and what it is doing. ... In a lab in Salt Lake City called Myriad, they are testing cotton swabs that contain DNA off the cheeks of the victims that died in the World Trade Cente...

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Researchers have successfully located the gene and DNA sequence for Huntington's Disease on Chromosome 4 and have made a genetic test to determine if a person carries this gene. ... People should be allowed to decide for themselves if they want to know what their genetic flaws are. For some people knowing that you will eventually come down with a disease can be emotionally destructive as having the disease itself. ... This will protect people from not having insurance coverage because of their genetic make up. ... The individual persons privacy should remain to be the most important a...

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In the testing process the DNA samples are first entered into the wells in a gel like substance called Agarose. ... Also the process is done in private laboratories so the exact testing standards may not be followed and standardized quality controls may not be used. Human error can have false results if they do not use the exact testing standards with quality controls. The testing is very expensive and if the accused can't pay for the testing then they will not be able to defend themselves using the results of the test. Also a question is, will people misuse the process? ...

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People with the permutation have 50-200 repeated CGG's, while people with the full mutation have 200-800 repeats. ... For prenatal testing, chorionic villus sampling and amniocentesis are both offered. However, in 1992 an accurate fragile X DNA test was created. It can be used on people prenatally and of any age. ... With early testing of a child's genes, a family will become well prepared for their affected child. ...

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DNA testing has death row inmates from blame. ... DNA testing became available only in the early 1990's, due to advancements in science. If this testing had not been discovered until ten years later, many of these inmates would have been executed. ... Many activists believe that innocent people will be put to death. They believe these innocent people that are executed impose a burden on society. ...

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"Gattaca shows us how easily people can be corrupted." ... What Gattaca explores is how people can be corrupted further by power given to them. ... Niccol specifies the presence of clinics where human DNA can be "sequenced" by prospective partners to test their worth. The corruption is emphasized by an unknown woman who is having traces of DNA tested from the saliva on her lips of a man she "just kissed five minutes ago". ... It is based on no more fact that racism of sexism is, yethas a perception in people's minds as being scientifically sound. ...

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Studies are in the making with hormone testing and chromosome analysis to determine the medical mystery of why an extra copy of a Y chromosome leads to towering heights, learning disabilities and so on. ... Hormone testing and chromosome analysis are primarily used in researching this disease; however, males with this syndrome are tested on too. ... Because this condition occurs at random, it equally affects people around the world, not targeting a specific culture. ...

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In January 2000, thirteen innocent people were discovered on death row. ... Forensic evidence is now much more scientific with the use of DNA testing. ... Unfortunately, many states do not offer DNA testing, and little evidence is available. ... Eighteen states prohibit the death penalty for people with mental retardation. ... Over 80% of people executed since 1976 were convicted of killing white victims, although people of color make up more than half of all homicide victims in the United States. ...

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Make the child perfect in the test tube, and save money later." ~ Roger Ebert "Imagine a society where everyone is more intelligent and healthier than you. ... How many people are prepared to buy a car at random from the universe of all available cars? ... For example, when applying for a job at the Gattaca Aerospace Corporation, Vincent, under an alternate identity, is only required to provide a blood test before he is hired and prepped for flight missions into space. ...

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Many people fear that even if genetic code is kept as disclosed information, the remote chance of it being leaked is a major fear, and rightfully so. ... However, what if the genetic testing performed on the mother proved to be inaccurate? ... Currently their are over 900 genetic tests that can be used to test for many common and rare diseases and disorders. ... Applied even further, many people feel that the death penalty kills innocent people. ... With DNA forensics we can identify people whom may have been so injured, that we could no even confirm it was really them. ...

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Cancer kills over thousands of people in the United States alone every year. ... In an effort for people to speed up the process of finding a cure for cancer, people came up with urban legends and myths to preventing or getting rid of cancer. ... A person can be tested to see if they are likely to inherit cancerous cells from a family member. ... Important advance would be diagnostic predisposition tests, which can locate cancer at its earliest stages and help cure it. ... Today cancer is affecting more people than it ever has before. ...

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Genetic Engineering: The Helping Hand in Society's Problems. As the years change in our society our technology grows with it . At one point we wered trying to see how we could put a man on the planet mars and now we are on the verge of seeing how we can keep an whole civilization out there.tech...

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The claim we are focused on is by William Freese which is, genetically altered corn has contaminated foods and may make people sick. ... First of all, 200 people have suffered from allergic reactions to StarLink. ... The article provided exact numbers of people who have suffered because of StarLink. It also provided good evidence that the only type of Cry9C tested was the unglycosylated bacteria and not the type that is actually in the corn. ...

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"DNA fingerprinting is a test to identify and evaluate genetic information" (webmd.com) There are definite up sides to this as well as down sides. ... "Those who are against mandatory DNA testing for convicted criminals say that you are betraying the human rights of the criminal. ... I think it would help the American people feel more protected and it could even help more people think before they act! ... Just the fact that you are risking so many health issues should deter people away. ... If more people knew about it, I think more people would be proactive on getting it rem...

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During the time of the Black Death in 1348, there were many people that were killed by an infectious bacterium called "Yersinia pestis," as many as 19 to 38 million people died from this bacterium. ... This infectious disease left many people questioning how the infection was spread and what population of people would contract it. ... This disease left people without food because their animals to dye along with them, leaving the people that survived with an abundance of grain that caused people to grow tired of eating it. ... I do not believe that this disease is a genetically contacte...

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