Running Head: Evolution of Genetic Testing Genetics in Health Care The article discusses the evolution of genetics in primary health care. It emphasizes on the importance of genetic testing in present times‚ and how it has developed and grown from the past. There has been a tremendous progress in health care in using genetics as the diagnostic procedure for not just people with abnormalities‚ but also genetics testing during pregnancy to avoid the bad outcomes when the fetus is born. It is
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Indeed‚ Genetic information play a major role in medicine as an important determinant of a factor of diseases. Certainly‚ the use of clinical screening and genetic testing in Individuals and family members allow them to obtain data about important Genetic facts that could contribute to the prevention and treatment of diseases. However‚ to use this sensitive information require the clinicians and healthcare professionals knowledge about risks and ethical implication of genetic diseases. “Ethical
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Kathryn Holladay English Composition I Mrs. Robyn Weaver 12/01/2010 Human Genetic Engineering The ability to genetically engineer and modify our children before birth is now a reality. Genetic Modification is a new science that has created significant controversy for the human race. If genetic modification becomes a common practice without any legal restrictions‚ our world as we know it would completely change. With this unfathomable practice‚ our world is now open to an array of opportunities
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Imagine a future earth where genetic diseases such as autism have been eradicated. No children are born blind‚ deaf or handicapped. An accident victim who looses a limb no longer needs to be handicapped‚ a cancer patient can have his internal organs replaced as they fail‚ an HIV patient can have all new blood he needs. This is a world made possible by genetic engineering and cloning. But is this new technology a gift sent from god for the betterment of humanity? Or is it a
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of a person’s DNA for benefits‚ called genetic engineering. With these advancements‚ not taking the action of responsibility can lead to societal imbalances and problems‚ as shown in the novel of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley during the creature’s careless upbringing by his creator that leads to his ruthlessness‚ or today’s argument on whether we should break the natural cycle of life through genetic engineering. The idea of changing an organism’s genetic makeup may seem unnatural and completely incompatible
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Utilitarianism and Genetic Engineering In the past thirty years‚ humans are witnessing a huge revolution in the genetic engineering industry. Having identified most of the Human Genome‚ gene sequencing has become programmed and extremely fast‚ and laboratory techniques in molecular biology allow for in-vitro fertilization and transfer of genetic material. Gene therapy and repair based on stem cells research allows for replacement of a defected allele in the DNA‚ and even a whole damaged tissue in
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Genetic Discrimination The fear of genetic discrimination is a phobia gripping many people around the world. People find themselves asking‚ could my genetic information raise my health bills? Could this cause me to be rejected from a job opportunity? These anxieties are causing people to lash out at genetic research‚ and ultimately the human genome project. People do not want our understanding of human genomics to advance. This is because the risks of the development of the technology could inflict
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Genetic Modify Organisms Genetic Engineering Today many scientist use “genetic engineering” a new technology that manipulates the genes of many plants‚ bacteria and animals. This organisms are called genetic modified organism (GMOs) because their genetic material (DNA) has been changed in a way that it doesn’t occur naturally‚ it alters the organism’s genetic material through adding‚ deleting or changing the segments in the DNA. This technology is also referred to as "biotechnology" or "recombinant
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Genetic conditions are one or more problems‚ difficulties‚ or abnormalities in the genome. Most are present from birth and are very rare. This means they only affect one person in approximately every several thousand or million. These conditions are mainly formed due to mutations in a person’s gene. Genetic conditions have helped scientists a lot due to the different types of genetic conditions there are out in today’s world. Ectodermal Dysplasia a genetic condition that is not a single disorder
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Neurofibromatosis is a genetic disorder where tumors form on the brain and any other nerve tissue such as the spinal cord‚ nerves or any area on or under the skin. These can form cancer and symptoms other than tumors can include learning disability‚ hearing loss‚ heart problems‚ vision loss‚ high blood pressure‚ muscle loss‚ brown spots and chronic pain. This disease can be passed on from generation to generation and is caused by a variation or mutation in the genes. Neurofibromatosis is a non curable
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