But what are children? What are humans? ... How do you respond to the similar suffering of both boys when one has a genetic disease and the other has a genetic disadvantage (Parens 4-6)? ... So why is it wrong to give what amounts to a genetic vaccine- (p.43)? ... An article outlines some of these complications to include that when "you have an imperfect child in this society [it's] a real handicap, it's the money, it's your time. . .and all the investment- (Barns 8). ...

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Genetic disease under the premise of preformationism was interpreted in various ways: the wrath of God, the mischief of demons, deficits in the "seed", or wicked thoughts by the mother (DNA Watson). ... His results led him to realize that specific factors (what we now call genes) are passed from parent to offspring in pairs, one "factor" from each parent (DNA Watson). ... Using the Drosophila melanogaster, or fruit fly, Morgan demonstrated the idea of "sex-linkage", (where particular characteristics are disproportionately represented in one sex), and the notion of what we call recombination...

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Technology has allowed us to achieve what was seemingly impossible. ... 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. ... Our capabilities define us, we are what we can do. ... This means that the rate at which problems such as disease are being solved is always increasing. ... He illustrates this point through the sequencing of disease; HIV was sequenced in 15 years, SARS in only 31 days. ...

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The human body is made up of an estimated 1012 cells, each of which contains 23 pairs of chromosomes that are comprised of approximately 20,000 - 40,000 genes which in turn contain some 3 billion pairs of DNA bases.10 Although much information has been retrieved and analyzed, there still lacks a complete understanding of the role DNA plays in specific diseases or the function of the thousands of proteins that are produced. ... However, no advancements are without their backlashes; although the study of human genetics may lead to the cure of devastating diseases such as AIDS and more recen...

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What are GMO's and Why? ... Advancements in this field have engineered new species of crops resistant to environmental stresses, disease, herbicides and pests. ... You may not eat soybeans or canola, however animals such as cattle, pigs and chickens do, and therefore eventually you are eating them as well. ... In any successful business we try to minimize our expenses and that is exactly what genetically altered crops do for the farmer. ... In addition, genetic engineering may lead to faster growing, disease, weather, and pest-resistant crops, herbicide tolerant c...

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Obviously, these principles limit what science can address the tasks it can be expected to perform well. ... What is the method by which scientists solve problems? ... feeling you have when you see something that interests (or surprises or baffles) you, but you don't understand it. ... The basic idea of your experiment is that you want to predict what should result under certain circumstances if your educated guess (hypothesis) is correct. ... Astronomy is a science in which many experiments are essentially what I have just described as tests. 6. ...

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These five characteristics of living things are just the basics to knowing what makes up living things. ... Atoms are extremely small, in fact, if you placed 100 million atoms in a row one after the other, it would be one centimeter long. ... To find the number on neutrons in an atom, you must round the atomic mass number to the nearest whole number and then subtract the atomic number. ... To find out the number or electrons an atom contains, you just need to know the atomic number because there is the same number of protons as there is electrons in atoms. ...

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