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Professional Basketball Physical Performance and Genetic Predisposition

In eight pages this paper focuses upon the NBA in a consideration of whether physical performance is influenced by genetic predisp...

NBA Performance and Genetics

the outcome of sports performance in particular. Others however, contend that other factors affect this performance. Obviously, ...

Issues Investigation and Genetic Engineering

1990 the U.S.D.A. had approved almost one-hundred test plantings of genetically altered crops (Nash, 1990). It has been a slow pro...

Scientific American Article 'Does Race Exist?' Reviewed

five different groups of people whose ancestors were typically isolated by oceans, deserts or mountains" (Bamshad and Olson, 2003)...

21st Century and Technology

long way in the past few decades. While once a pie in the sky idea, many women have birthed babies that have not belonged to them....

Impact of Stress on Diabetes

and Baron Josef von Mering removed the pancreas of a dog in 1889 to see if it were an essential organ. Their early attempts to fe...

Controversy of Applying Genetic Engineering to Foods

the production of GE foods. Lastly, many of the same companies which produce GE pesticide resistant crops are the same companies w...

Arguing for an Adopted Child's Right to Know Biological Parentage

is to address these two aspects of biological identity as they relate to the human right to know their biological origin. S...

Genetic Science and Self Concept

could be toying with the emotions of another future human being? There is also the question of what type of social stigma would b...

Progress of Fat and Genetic Predisposition to Obesity

health. There are morbidly obese people who appear to enjoy being the way they are and actively seek to maintain their stat...

Alcoholism and Children of Alcoholics

of alcoholics. To prove that children of alcoholics are more likely to physiologically be alcoholic themselves provides added supp...

The Genetic Basis of Anxiety Disorders

Bouton, Mineka and Barlow (2001, 4) comment: "Anxiety, an anticipatory emotional state that functions to...

Sex Offending Explained

of sex crimes, however. Sexual violence often targets children as well (Nester, 1998). The issues surrounding child abuse alone ...

Unborn Babies, Genetic Defects, and Parents' Right to Know

with it a great deal of uncertainty and guilt. Needless to say, most men and women who undertake abortions do not do so lightly o...

Chapter Twelve of Visions by Michio Kaku

for the new research that could be done. Scientists are stating that it is now possible to grow tissues that will not trigger the ...

Protein Synthesis, RNA, and DNA

amino acid sequences of Proteins" (2003). In figuring out the Genetic Code one can see how a sequence of bases as contained in RNA...

Human Nature and Selfishness

that mankind is hardwired for selfishness and are a slave to these drives whether we understand or are cognizant of them in the fi...

Crime, Alcohol, and Drugs

In twenty pages crime and the relationships both genetic and environmental that exist between its commission and abusing substance...

Genetic Studies and Issues of Ethics

In nine pages genetic studies including human genome projects and the ethical issues that surround them are considered in terms of...

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson and its Ecological Relevance

In 6 pages this paper examines the points the author raises which such topics as BSE, genetic engineering, and global warming cons...

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...

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...

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...

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 Alteration and Ethics

die due to a womans right to choose. Each situation is taken individually but it is really all the same. These situations of human...

Overview of the Genetic Disorder PWS

genetic cause is loss of yet unidentified genes normally contributed by the father" (Internet source). Information at the PWSAs we...

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...

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...

Ongoing Intelligence Debate and Considerations of Environment, Culture, and Genetics

In five pages this report evaluates intelligence development in terms of what is most important with genetic predisposition predom...

Examining Genetic Enhancement

In nine pages the potential of parents employing genetic enhancement to ensure child characteristics is discussed with benefits an...