Professor Sophie Sills English 240 December 16‚ 2011 Should Animals be used for Research During the past ten years‚ a major controversy over the use of animals in biomedical and behavioral research has arisen. The debate about using animals for medical testing has been ongoing for years. The struggle is usually between animal rights activists and scientist. I believe that animal testing is imperative to the progression of medical cures‚ procedures and drugs. Scientists have been solving medical
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secrets of nature’s evolutionary process when an Austrian monk named Gregor Mendel developed the first "laws of heredity." Using these laws‚ scientists studied the characteristics of organisms for most of the next one hundred years following Mendel’s discovery. These early studies concluded that each organism has two sets of character
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In 1988 Sir James Whyte Black was honored with a Nobel Prize for medicine for his efforts in the discovery of the beta blocker propanolol and the histamine receptor agonist cimetidine. Beta blockers were originally developed to treat angina pectoris but were discovered to also treat hypertension‚ tachycardia‚ an myocardial infarctions. The discovery of propanolol was said to be the greatest discovery since digitalis. The mechanism of beta blockers treating CHF is not exact but may include a “reduction
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of important advancements in medical research through animal testing. Insulin vaccines‚ vitamin‚ the immune system‚ and many of the HIV and cancer treatments we use today were discovered through animal testing. In 1628‚ William Harvey published his famous work “De Motu Cordis”. In it he writes about his discovery of blood pressure by pumping blood through the heart of over 30 different animal species including man. His discovery helped lead to treatments for high blood pressure and a better understanding
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Hypothesis: could excessive fructose intake and uric acid cause type 2 diabetes? Endocrine Review (1)‚ p. 96–116. doi: 10.1210/er.2008-0033 Kelpe‚ C.L.‚ Johnson‚ L.M.‚ Poitout‚ V. (2002). Increasing triglyceride synthesis inhibits glucose-induced insulin secretion in isolated rat islets of langerhans: a study using adenoviral expression of diacylglycerol acyltransferase. Endocrinology 143 (9). P. 3326-32. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12193544 Parker‚ H. (2010‚ March 22). A sweet
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save countless lives. Before we discuss the issues with genetic engineering‚ I think we have to know how this technology came about. In the 1950’s‚ three scientists‚ Francis Crick‚ Maurice Wilkins‚ and James Dewey Watson‚ were credited with the discovery of DNA [2]. DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) carries a living organisms genetic code and the manipulation of it created the field of genetic engineering. In a way‚ manipulation of genes is not really new. Long before‚ farmers have controlled the outcome
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Diseases that affect organisms are often seen in negative light. Often‚ when people hear the word disease they are likely to think of microscopic organisms that harms the host it inhabits. However‚ scientists like Dr. Sharon Moalem would suggest that the modern day human diseases contributed to the survival of our ancestors. He states that the diseases we still have protected us from other diseases that were much worse. The reason why the diseases are still in existence in modern times is due to
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yet complains about the unsanitary conditions affecting his work. Knowing what I know now about proper sterilization‚ I found the opportunity for medical advancement in these primitive conditions very fascinating. The idea for the creation of insulin started off simple enough‚ and through trial; and error‚ success was achieved. It was good to see that there were several negative results. Determination and repetition proved key in discovering a way for those suffering from diabetes to live long
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Human Life Extension technological advancements‚ the churches views of this topic are quite simple‚ if the gold was to extend your life beyond reason it is them morally wrong although if you were only trying to cure yourself of a disease and it results in a mass extension on life then it is ethical because that was not your goal. “Sooner or later it should be possible to find the remedy not only for this or that illness‚ but for our ultimate destiny – for death itself. Surely the medicine of immortality
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called transgene which are delivered into cells of the recipient organism. This is called transformation. Once a transgenic organism has been created‚ traditional breeding is used to improve the characteristics of the final product. Cutting Edge Discoveries THE CRISPR TECHNIQUE MORE EFFICIENT BATTERY WITH VIRUS Item 1 Item 6 Item 2 Item 5 Item 3 Item 4 The Big 6 Major Players in Agricultural Genetic Engineering • • • • • • Monsanto (St. Louis) Genetically Engineered Crops Pioneer Hi-Bred
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