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    The Atlantis Gene is a thrilling book by A. G. Riddle. Mysteries will be unraveled. Possibly‚ a question that has been asked since the dawn of time. A question‚ as to what happened long ago. Over 1‚000 years ago‚ the human race almost went extinct‚ except for a certain few people with advanced genetics. What if we take another ride? That is the plan of the Immari. It may involve genocide‚ but with reason. Let’s put that on pause. Our two main characters need to be introduced. Kate Warner‚ is a geneticist

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    Machines can be conscious

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    R.Yusuf Akbal 210112409 03.05.2013 Can machines be conscious? Can machines be conscious? Well‚ the answer actually depends on the kind of machines you are talking about. Based on quite a few instances and research work done on this particular topic‚ I think that the machines can indeed be categorized as conscious beings and in the following paragraphs I will be providing a couple of examples in order to support my argument. If we look at the definition of consciousness‚ which implies that ‘one

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    1 Could a machine be conscious? This question is often dismissed as simple by those that would say “yes” in response. The usual claim made by the pro camp is that man is a ‘biological machine’ and is conscious‚ ergo‚ a machine is conscious. If we‚ humans‚ are truly biological machines and we are at the same time conscious then I would agree that yes‚ categorically‚ a machine could be conscious. But is it really that simple? I contend that it is a more difficult problem but not that it is a complicated

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    Gene therapy was introduced into the scientific field around 1972‚ which led to the first attempt at its use in 1980. Although original efforts were unsuccessful‚ this event ignited research into the idea‚ which has led to the multiple developments in gene therapy still being refined today. Around the same time‚ biotechnology also emerged as a new and ingenious tool in field of biology which only furthered the potential abilities of gene therapy. Current research surrounding these fields combines

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    overwhelming in spite of that limitation. This essay is based on article written by Steven Pinker‚ Are your Genes To Blame? Personal traits and heredity are two important factors‚ which determine the character of people. It became a hot topic of debate since long time that‚ which one over weighs the other‚ nature or nurture. In my opinion‚ the environment and experiences‚ not merely genes mold the character of an individual.   Genetics is the study of how traits are passed from parent

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    humans and machines

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    the verge of replacing traditional personal interactions for the next generation" It is not only changing how we communicate‚ but how we interact with each other in daily life. In the last years with the rise of websites‚ social networking may be on the verge of replacing traditional personal interactions for the next generation. Traditional interactions will continue to be at risk if we don ’t realize the effects of our social media. Social networking affects our lives in many ways‚ including our

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    Gene Youngblood Research Paper

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    EXPANDED CINEMA ARTSCILAB 2001 2 Blank Page ARTSCILAB 2001 Gene Youngblood became a passenger of Spaceship Earth on May 30‚ 1942. He is a faculty member of the California Institute of the Arts‚ School of Critical Studies. Since 1961 he has worked in all aspects of communications media: for five years he was reporter‚ feature writer‚ and film critic for the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner; in 1965 he conducted a weekly program on film and the arts for KPFK‚ Pacifica Radio in Los Angeles;

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    “Are we Playing God?”‚ do we have the right to manipulate people’s genes? These are some of the ethical questions raised by Christians. They believe that humans exist in God’s world and have no right to change it (“Moral”). People also argue that the human genome was given to you from birth and that it was generated by God. If we begin changing genes then it brings us back to ‘“playing God’”. Although these are popular questions that are asked about gene therapy‚ the most popular one and simple

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    war machine

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    Tyler Costello Health Essay You can balance your natural desire to pursue sexual fulfillment while being responsible in many ways. When you are having sex‚ always use a condom so you can prevent disease transmission and pregnancy. Some diseases that can be spread when you don’t use a condom are aids/HIV‚ gonorrhea‚ syphilis etc. If you don’t want to get pregnant or get your partner pregnant just use a condom‚ it is a very easy thing to do. Also another way to prevent it is for the female to

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    smaller units of DNA that is genes. Genes carry information on biological development of the body. Set of Chromosomes number: 23 pairs of chromosomes for each species‚ 46 altogether. Half of the inherited chromes are from the mother and the other matching half are from the father. Combination produced a full set‚ named embryo to be biologically developed Assuming that the environment is all right Because we inherit two different sets of chromosome from our parents‚ we have a mechanism for ‘sorting

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