Genetics Christopher C. Garcia Fairleigh Dickinson University Genetics Genetic conditions affect a significant portion of the general population‚ although any one condition is relatively rare. People with a genetic condition may require health and social services from a number of professionals‚ depending on the types of problems caused by the condition. While most of those providing care may focus on a system or type of problem‚ the genetics nurse is able to address the impact of the condition as
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In “Ethics and the New Genetics” the Dalai Lama makes the argument that with new technology‚ new ethical concerns are raised. He believes that with the rapid increase of new technology being invented‚ there needs to be a larger focus on the ethical threats that they pose. In “The New Civil Rights” by Kenji Yoshino‚ the Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law at New York University‚ a similar argument is made. His argument is that with the rapid increase of groups in a diverse society
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The Success Genetic Editing Contains The world has and will continue to be occupied full of different types of Genetic Engineering. One vital type of this is known as Genetic Editing‚ which has become a crucial factor in the modern day lives of human medical advancement and was finally perfected throughout the 1970s‚ when scientists‚ such as Daniel Nathans‚ began their own experiments which then led to the beginning of cloning and engineering certain genes in organisms. Genetic Editing has become
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the information‚ so her doctor sent her to a genetic counselor. Not everyone has the same opinion on going to the doctor‚ and definitely not everyone reacts to a diagnosis in a similar manner; highlighting why M.D. Pim Suwannarat in “The Value of Genetic Counselors” stresses the importance of genetic counselors as a bridge of communication between doctors and patients. Yolanda Ridge’s novel‚ Inside Hudson Pickle brings the patient’s perspective of genetic testing
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parents are facing as genetic testing become more and more popular. Genetic testing is when the mother takes a blood test to detect diseases in the unborn baby. In many cases the diseases can be cured before birth‚ but after birth‚ there is not much you can do. Mothers today are facing all the pros and cons of doing the testing and many are not sure what the right thing to do is. In other words
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Since the mid-1900s‚ researchers have been studying and developing the concept of genetic modification in bacteria‚ crops‚ animals and even humans. Successes with these studies have led to numerous improvements in humanity’s way of life‚ such as the production of human insulin‚ the Human Genome Project‚ and GMO crops‚ which allow farmers to harvest disease‚ climate‚ and pest resistant produce. Since the 1980s‚ scientists have been researching a technology that w was more recently named CRISPR; This
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Genetic Counselor Decision-Making Two parents‚ Jenny and Bob Miller‚ are both well educated and rich. They have two children‚ James and Andrew‚ who are both stricken with muscular dystrophy. The prognosis is that their muscular systems will gradually deteriorate‚ resulting in an early death. Yet the advances of medicine hold out the promise of a possible cure in the foreseeable future with gene therapy. Closer to hand is the possibility that embryonic muscle cells from normal individuals might
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And Genetic Technology Should We or Shouldn’t We? SCI 115 Some believe that personalized medicine is the wave of the future‚ while others believe it is tampering with the livelihood of human existence. Is this the key to future cures for disease or is this the door to ending our existence as we know it? Researchers have argued the pros and cons of personalized medicine and genetic testing. Let’s begin by getting an understanding of personalized medicine and genetic testing.
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The definition of the term‚ ‘Genetic Profiling’ refers to the procedure of analysing the DNA in samples of a person’s body tissue or body fluid for the purpose of identification. DNA is the 0.1% of the DNA that differentiates each person from another‚ to identify individuals. In criminal cases‚ DNA profiling is used to analyse small traces of DNA at a crime scene to bring the perpetrator to justice. This technology allows for the analysis of DNA left at a crime scene by the perpetrator allowing
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Pros and Cons of Genetic Testing The human body is composed of millions of cells‚ which contain DNA inside of each one. DNA comes together to form genes which tell the body how it should develop‚ and it is important to know about diseases and traits you can get from your parents. Genetic Testing is a good thing because people can find out if they have a certain gene mutation. Advantages are more important than the disadvantages of Genetic Teating. Advantages of Genetic Testing include faster
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