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    In the early 1950’s‚ when Alfred Hersey and Martha Chase were preforming experiments to determine which material in a cell was the hereditary material‚ the scientific community was much different that it currently is. To begin‚ female scientists were discriminated against heavily‚ especially if that woman was not a full-time researcher or also taught students (Gur-Arie). Unfortunately‚ this problem is still present today to a lesser degree. Also‚ scientists were often recruited to top research facilities

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    WHAT ARE THE ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH GENETICALLY MODIFIED CHILDREN? By Elise Boden The 21st century is the era of the DNA. The century before‚ was the era of computers‚ which brought about remarkable technological advancements to society and these have also contributed to the current genetic revolution‚ which promises to do for life what computers did for information. This increasing power and accessibility may one day give parents the option of genetically engineering the "designer

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    Set in the not-to-distant future‚ the film "Gattaca" gives us a chilling yet eye opening glimpse of life bound by DNA. Children are perfected by genetic manipulation before birth and then born into a prejudiced society where DNA determines your social standing. The director‚ Andrew Niccol successfully expresses a bold warning about tampering with nature through his epic cinematography. The film Gattaca offers a warning about ’tampering with nature’; it portrays the prejudices of life ruled by genetics

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    “Mom! Why was I not a designer baby?” “Well‚ sweetie‚ your father and I did not have the money to design our own child like all of our friends were doing at the time.” “I’m not as smart as all of the other kids in my class. I cannot run as fast as they can‚ and I cannot play an instrument like all of them can. I’m stupid! And it is because you did not design me to be any of those things‚ so now I am not good at anything!” Sadly‚ this is probably what the world’s new generation of children would

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    Charles Manson was a cult leader who used psychedelic drugs to coax his followers which he called his family into murdering several famous people. He conducted his murders in the late 60’s and in 1971 Rejected by his mother he turned it off of crime at a young age by the age of 32 he had spent over half of his life in prison 17 years exactly. Once he was released on March 21st 1967 he began his journey across America from Ohio to San Francisco. In San Francisco is where he built his Ranch where

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    Mahidul Shahel 10/25/13 Science Initial Writing Piece Designer Babies: Pros & Cons Designer Babies a.k.a. “perfect babies” are babies who have been genetically engineered and screened by scientists. This concept has raised numerous ethical issues. Are babies always meant to be perfect

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    Classical Conditioning: Pavlov’s Dogs Ivan Pavlov‚ PsyD Saint Petersburg State University Abstract During the 1980’s a Russian psychologist‚ Ivan Pavlov used some dogs which he attached to a device to hold it in place. He also had a bell‚ dog treats‚ and a wall that hid Pavlov from the dog’s view. During the experiment Pavlov would ring the bell and present the dogs with food to determine the dogs conditioned responses. After a period‚ the dogs began to connect hearing the bell with the presence

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    Genetic Engineering Do you think that Genetic engineering is a positive step in our development? Many people think that genetic engineering is the next step in the evolution of humanity and has many benefits. However‚ genetic engineering presents unprecedented ethical and social concerns‚ such as damaging nature‚ limiting human autonomy and risking to human health. First of all‚ genetic engineering can cause widespread crop failure affecting the natural environment. Nowadays‚ many people think

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    Professor Elizabeth Kraske SCIN130 Introduction to Biology September 18 2013 Genetic Engineering After bringing myself up to date with some further research on genetic engineering or also referred to as genetic modification‚ here are some of my thoughts on the pros and cons. But before we jump right into it‚ I should tell you a little about what genetic engineering is. Genetic engineering refers to a set of technologies that are being used to change the genetic makeup of cells. You hear

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    Classical conditioning has become a part of daily life for the last 50 years or so. Though other forms of behavior modification have grown from the original experiments of the early behaviorist‚ classical conditioning has found a permanent place in society. Originally discovered by Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov‚ classical conditioning is a learning process that occurs when associations are formed between an organism’s naturally occurring response and an environmental stimulus (Cherry‚ 2010).

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