One part of this portion of the novel that I found to be troubling was the caste system and the pursuit of the greater good. The caste system was broken into 5 tiers and two sub-tiers‚ Alphas and Betas being above Gamma‚ Delta‚ and Epsilon‚ with plusses and minuses within each tier. From the moment they are ‘conceived’‚ they are designated to a certain caste. Without any input from themselves‚ someone decided their abilities‚ their fears‚ their desires‚ and their entire life. They have had not only
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this was allowed to occur‚ it would also give the rich even more advantages than they already have to begin with and drive the social classes even farther apart. The use of genetic engineering may also lead to genetic discrimination. As in the movie Gattaca‚ a person could easily get a print-out of his or her genotype‚ this information could then be used by schools‚ employers‚ companies‚ and others; giving rise to a new form of discrimination based on a person’s genetic profile. As the world is already
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dollars because it has the potential to provide powerful cures for many devastating human diseases and it can be used as therapeutic treatment. B. When most people think of stem cell research they think of cloning and movies like‚ The Island or Gattaca. II. Stem cell research has the potential to provide cures for many devastating diseases. A. Diabetes- It is hoped that they can be manipulated to produce cells that will allow the human body to combat many disorders‚ for example‚ by the creation
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This is because it detects diseases early which results in a higher quality of life. These specific detections are known as predictive and prenatal testing. Several ethical issues arise from the use of genetic testing. As seen in the movie "Gattaca"‚ those who were far from perfect are discriminated by their genes. The main fear that would arise is the idea that when the "perfect baby" is created‚ anyone less than
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Movies of all genres‚ ranging from Gattaca to Star Wars to Finding Nemo‚ all have something in common; they all had a science consultant to help filmmakers get the science part of their fictional world right. In this chapter of Kirby’s book Lab Coats in Hollywood: Science‚ Scientist‚ and Cinema he argues the strong connection that exist between the cinema/filmmakers and science institutions/communities. In a world where science meets fiction it is important that the science is accurate to the highest
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diabetes. It could be a unsick world where everything can be prevented. But then again we cant be to sure of this‚ its all up to the hard working doctors and scientists to find the cures. They may never be found. Think of the world in the movie Gattaca if you have seen it. In the whole film I couldnt spot a natural thing. Everything was man made‚ and its showing us what the predicted future is like. The way our cities are expanding at the moment‚ there wont be any land without a factory‚ house or
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would you do it? If so‚ what features would you choose to incorporate? Why would these be better than what we’ve got? Your model must of course be biologically viable. 6. The pre-catastrophic society in Oryx and Crake is fixated on physical perfection and longevity‚ much as our own society is. Discuss the irony of these quests‚ both within the novel and in our own society. 7. One aspect of the novel’s society is the virtual elimination of the middle class. Economic and intellectual disparities
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Our identity is created by the influences of our past and the actions of others‚ rather than what we are born with. Our identity is ever changing and can never be constant. Identity can be defined as personal and distinctive characteristics of any given individual. Actions in the past‚ present and the future will affect your identity but during those times‚ it’s the actions of yourself and others that defines who you are. Even when we are born‚ the canvas of identity is already being painted without
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Eventually a generation could be solely genetically engineered to be an enhanced clone of a parent‚ or of a celebrity whose genetic heritage the parents purchased at a great price. It seems to me that it may turn out to be like in the movie ’Gattaca ’ where normal humans are the lowest class of people compared to the genetically modified humans. We may also find that normal reproduced humans could be put on display as animals are to us so that everyone else can look at us as different or ’under
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Eugenics has been a controversial topic since the 1900’s‚ while most people think that the idea of eugenics originated from Nazi Germany‚ it was actually formed by English mathematician from the British Empire named Francis Galton. The concept of eugenics created by Galton was that babies had to be “good in stock‚ and hereditarily endowed with noble qualities”. In summary‚ the ideology of eugenics was to purposely engineer and create what their idea of a perfect human was with the use of genetics
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