day cabinet of curiosities (the "Cabinet") is akin to early modern representations‚ which contained a vast range of objects representing the power of divine creation‚ in that the Cabinet represents‚ through its display of five objects‚ the power of human knowledge. Each of these objects helps mankind acquire and/or use knowledge. The order of objects displayed has been designed to reflect the evolution and utilisation of knowledge: an illustration of the DNA spiral helix (the building blocks of life);
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2002‚ two teams of geneticists announced that they had each completed a “rough draft” of the human genome‚ the complete set of genetic information in a human cell. Francis Collins leader of the international‚ publicly funded Human Genome Project‚ and J. Craig Venter‚ president of Celera Genomics Corporation‚ a private company in Rockville‚ Maryland came together to dig deep into the history of the human gene and how it really works and how it can work towards cures for deadly diseases. These findings
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killed the harmful bacteria. 3) The Human Genome Project The crusade to map all human genes began in 1990 and was completed in 2003. It has given us a revolutionary insight into what determines our physical and mental characteristics‚ what we inherit from our parents and the risks of use developing certain diseases. The first cloned sheep was also created by geneticists in 1997 and genetically engineering is now widespread. The work on the human genome is ongoing and the greatest discoveries
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the neurotransmitters‚ hormone‚ and central nervous system that may cause an individual to act out in an aggressive and violent way toward victims. What biological factors does this lesson suggest might substantially influence human aggression? T The Human Genome Project The use of genetic knowledge developed by the HGP is likely to have momentous implications for both individuals and society. Many of the questions criminologists have raised about the role of genetics in criminal behavior may be
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Screening has only recently surfaced for controversy. In consequence to the completion of the Human Genome Project (2003)‚ the option for Prenatal Genetic Screening can now be performed for an affordable 1‚000 dollars. Utilizing state of the art multiplex technologies such as gene chips and micro beads‚ we can already track hundreds of thousands of unique SNPs or Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms to screen our genome at over half a million pinpoints that are believed to be associated with particular traits
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Future II 1- Here in Augusta the final day of the US Golf Mater is about to begin‚ and we could be in the point of a historic win. Tiger Woods‚ who is due to start his bid for a place in the history books in forty minutes‚ could complete the grand slam – in winning all four golf masters tournaments in one year. Woods starts today in the lead and he is in the point of give up that lead easily. This is going to be an exciting day‚ folks‚ so be … book your place in the font of the TV and
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too far with the human genome project? Do we risk creating children as a medical commodity? Could it ultimately lead to parents demanding genetically-engineered offspring with good looks‚ intelligence‚ or athletic abilities? It is my position‚ from a practical medical perspective‚ that although this research has much potential‚ the adverse effects outweigh the positive gains. When this research is used under the motives of cosmetics‚ it will adversely affect our society and the human race as a whole
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Psychology The Human Genome Project‚ which has attracted its fair share of controversy‚ set out in the early 1990s to map all 25‚000 genes of the human genome ("About"). The hope was that such discoveries would provide a roadmap to the specific genes which could "allow us to accurately predict who will develop heart disease‚ become violent‚ or become homosexual" (Young). Psychologists‚ however‚ have countered this process by pointing out the importance of environmental factors to overall social
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Man is a social animal and has been living in groups since the pre-historic times. With time‚ these groups have evolved to become organized and civilized societies and have adopted different norms‚ cultures and trends that distinguish them from the other societies. But the process of evolution did not stop and continues till date‚ leading to the formation of the modern society by putting the traditional society behind the scene. The question of preferring the modern society over traditional one
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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE Joint Examination for the Higher School Certificate and General Certificate of Education GENERAL PAPER OCTOBER/NOVEMBER SESSION 2001 Additional materials: Answer paper 8001/1‚ 2 2 hours 40 minutes TIME 2 hours 40 minutes INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Write your name‚ Centre number‚ candidate number and paper number (1 or 2) in the spaces provided on the answer paper/answer booklet. Answer two questions. Answer one question from Paper 1 and one
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