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Biology Project – Do You Agree With the Creation of This Artificial Cell?
Introduction
The aim for this project is to find out the positive and negative impacts of the creation of a new artificial cell called Cinthya (Annex N.1), how can it be used positively in different fields, and at last, if I personally agree with the creation of Artificial Cells. In this project I will inform you about the uses of Artificial Cells in medicine and other subjects, if there are any drawbacks and finally my opinion about if scientists are playing God or not.
I think that this theme is extremely important for our learning because it is an actual theme that concerns many people around the globe due to its controversial aspects, is Humanity playing God? Should the creation of Artificial Cells be banned? Until what extend can we play with living organisms? These are some of the reasons why for me this topic is so important.
How Can AC be used in Different Fields?
AC’s can be widely used im many different fields if managed with responsibility. These fields may include: medicine (vaccine technology), research (study bacteria & how they spread), fuels (cleaner fuels) and at last technology (new generations of biologically based components). [1], [2], [3] & [4]
I think that the most practical and fast application of AC’s is in the field of medicine, developing new vaccines, which are safe and effective for certain diseases and “rapid synthetic manufacture with no animal, egg, or cell culture required – greatly reduced chance of contamination and much faster to market.” Another fast application of AC’s would be the study of human gene sequences, since they are not truly understood, achieving a new level of control over life, at a molecular level. [1], [2], [3] & [4]
Researchers say that it will take years before scientists can truly demonstrate the potential uses of AC’s. These potential uses of AC’s in the future may be cleaner fuels or maybe the
Biology Project – Do You Agree With the Creation of This Artificial Cell?
Introduction
The aim for this project is to find out the positive and negative impacts of the creation of a new artificial cell called Cinthya (Annex N.1), how can it be used positively in different fields, and at last, if I personally agree with the creation of Artificial Cells. In this project I will inform you about the uses of Artificial Cells in medicine and other subjects, if there are any drawbacks and finally my opinion about if scientists are playing God or not.
I think that this theme is extremely important for our learning because it is an actual theme that concerns many people around the globe due to its controversial aspects, is Humanity playing God? Should the creation of Artificial Cells be banned? Until what extend can we play with living organisms? These are some of the reasons why for me this topic is so important.
How Can AC be used in Different Fields?
AC’s can be widely used im many different fields if managed with responsibility. These fields may include: medicine (vaccine technology), research (study bacteria & how they spread), fuels (cleaner fuels) and at last technology (new generations of biologically based components). [1], [2], [3] & [4]
I think that the most practical and fast application of AC’s is in the field of medicine, developing new vaccines, which are safe and effective for certain diseases and “rapid synthetic manufacture with no animal, egg, or cell culture required – greatly reduced chance of contamination and much faster to market.” Another fast application of AC’s would be the study of human gene sequences, since they are not truly understood, achieving a new level of control over life, at a molecular level. [1], [2], [3] & [4]
Researchers say that it will take years before scientists can truly demonstrate the potential uses of AC’s. These potential uses of AC’s in the future may be cleaner fuels or maybe the
Bibliography: [1] BBC UK (2010), Science & Environment http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10132762 [2] Artificial Cell Technologies Inc. (2009), Artificial Cells Technologies http://www.artificialcelltech.com/ [3] Rant Rave (2010), Science & Technology http://www.rantrave.com/Rave/Scientists-create-artificial-cell.aspx [4] Technology Review (2010), Bio-medicine http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/25539/ [5] Youtube (2010) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGfs328X8Kw