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Genetic Testing for Congenital Anomalies

based on the results?" (Pinsky, et al, 2001, p. 168). In the case of breast cancer, once a mutation that can cause cancer has be...

The Prevalence of Seasonal Affective Disorder in the Nordic Countries

the increased distance from the equator. In Studies in North America Rosenthal (1983) observed a prevalence in the winter of 1.4%...

Genetic Diversity and the Origin of Life

According to one theory, the universe and its components were formed in a single cataclysmic explosion between ten and twenty mill...

Homosexuality: Choice Or Biological Predisposition?

beliefs" (Foner et al, 1991). The act of ridiculing gays and lesbians even back then has made it difficult for them in todays wor...

Controlling New Technologies

genetic products. This is one of many controversies involving genetic research and a subject that is the concern of one scholar in...

Curse or Opportunity in Terms of an Alzheimer's Test

carry the gene. Therefore, one might be of the notion that as long as the vast majority favors and accepts the associated compone...

Physical and Physiological Aspects of Tourette's Syndrome

characteristics to be interlaced with short bursts of action potentials (Anthony and Thibodeau, 1983). Because Tourettes Syndrome...

Developing a Genetic Vaccine for Malaria

pathogen"; that is, they have to be able to counter the disease if it mutates (Ivory and Chadee, 2004). As noted above, its been d...

Commodity Chain Description of Corn

had been spotted through much of the corn belt but was replaced by excellent growing conditions (2000). In 2000, there were 79,5...

Profiling Sufferers of Color Blindness

the paper a brief overview of what color blindness actually is. Some things that might be mentioned are that color blindness exist...

UK's Policy on Technology

as well as medical miracles. Technology affects everyone and many industries. In honing in on a few major ones, Britains policy ma...

The Pros and Cons of Genetic Engineering

fictional, of course, yet it brings home some very interesting points regarding genetic engineering. First, agriculture has turne...

How Cultures Play A Role Where Emotions Are Concerned

only one child per family --otherwise leaving the parents to face fines, taxes and the absence of governmental support -- has been...

Hunger as a Global Issue

problem of a growing population is not unique to the third world countries, many western countries have seen the same phenomenon i...

Genetic Engineering and Agriculture

is to determine whether they can use the plant to synthesize a protein that may have immunological properties for human beings. C...

Genetic Influence on Elite Athletic Performance

of the test in making an educated guess as to a childs athletic future when a child is below age 9 (Lite). In other words, the tes...

The Ethics of Genetic Testing

no matter what the results are, they would not terminate the pregnancy. Hence, this debate in part has to do with the consequences...

Critique of "Does Race Exist?"

groups on the basis of at least 60 Alu polymorphisms, but only narrowly enough to identify their continent of origin. They report...

An Article on the Disclosure of Genetic Test Results Critiqued

receiving this news may encounter difficulty forming family members due to the implications of such results. As disclosing this g...

Report on Genetic Modification of Food

1. Genetically Modified Foods; The Issues In recent years there has been a great deal of attention paid to the concept as well...

Genetic Research and Social Issues

genetic mapping and gene sequencing (Pelletier and Dorval, 2004). As a result of these new genetic engineering techniques, the st...

Blame and Credit for Genetic Engineering

people who use what science has discovered that do wrong. But, many believe that what scientists do in terms of genetic engineerin...

Genetic Diversity and Extinction

randomness of change, and then by the belief that evolution is shaped by changes in gene frequencies that are linked to concepts o...

Implantation and Genetics

a whole host of other problems, they are also equipped with the option to choose genetic composition such as gender. "We currentl...

Food Crops and Genetic Engineering

growing population and our shrinking agricultural resources. The world as a whole in fact mirrored those problems. Our focus on ...

Black Community and the Epidemic Proportions of Diabetes

cells that are responsible for producing insulin. Although it can develop at any age, it is described as juvenile onset because m...

Criminal Behavior and Genetics

severe form of antisocial behavior" (Liu, 2004, p. 93). Externalizing behavior can also include hyperactivity, and many hyperacti...

Discussion of Bioethics Involving Parents and Controlling an Unborn Child's Genetic Composition

in essence a mistake. The human genome mapping can now identify specifically which genes carry which genetic disorders; scientist...

Prevention And Treatment Programs For Alcohol Abuse

prevention of alcohol abuse from a community perspective has made Sacramento, California a precedent setting city whereby extended...

MANAGING CHANGE AND CHAOS

management will impact not only the ophthalmic practice, but this practices position in relationship to the industry. The Ophthalm...