How It Is Our Cardinal Responsibility And Commitment That We Do Not Destroy What We Can Not Re Create

A number of infectious pathogens exist which could be used to carry out an agroterror attack. The U.S Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 provides the official list (6) of potential animal pathogens which emergency planners use as a “threat” list for potential response. This list is based upon a list of agents published by the Office International des Epizooites (OIE) (7) also known as the World Organization for Animal Health.

The acceptability of a certain form of technology can either be based on whether or not it improves the lives of humans and whether or not it is considered part of the social norm. It stands to reason that Genetic engineering can be accepted and subsequently refined to evolve the human race, as shown with its ability to improve quality of life through advancements in agriculture and medicine. Genetic engineering is the manual modification of an organism’s genetic composition by artificial means in order to transfer the specific traits, genes from one organism into a plant or animal of an entirely different species; in order to add a trait that would not normally be found within the species of the specific organism. According to Dr. Ron Epstein, professor of family medicine, psychiatry and oncology, Genetic engineering is a completely new kind of science that concerns itself with changing nature itself on the most fundamental level whereas previous science aimed to understand how nature works. As a result, there is a lot of controversy and worry stemming from the potential risk of bringing chaos and destruction to society that comes from the implementation of Genetic Engineering. Therefore, in order to come to an agreement on whether or not the benefits of Genetic Engineering are greater than the risks both sides of the argument must be weighed equally.

Viruses, Plagues, and History, written by Michael Oldstone, is an insightful and highly educational book that details the history of, that’s right, viruses and plagues. Through typically dry, yet engaging prose, Oldstone recounts what seems like all of it while simultaneously bringing to light the contributions of those brave scientists who asked themselves, “why.” He focuses his attention on some of the most notable viruses such as smallpox, yellow fever, measles, polio, and later he focuses on more contemporary battles against disease.

The first major bioterror event in the United States--the anthrax attacks in October 2001--was a clarion call for scientists who work with "hot" agents to find ways of protecting civilian populations against biological weapons. In The Demon in the Freezer, his first nonfiction book since The Hot Zone, a #1 New York Times bestseller, Richard Preston takes us into the heart of Usamriid, the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick, Maryland, once the headquarters of the U.S. biological weapons program and now the epicenter of national biodefense.

“Bioterrorism remains a major threat for the United States despite more than $65 billion spent on protecting the country from myriad dangers, the Bipartisan WMD Terrorism Research Center said in its latest report Wednesday. The center's Bio-Response Report Card evaluated U.S. preparedness for countering threats from bioterrorism and found the country remains vulnerable to multiple threats and "largely unprepared for a large-scale bioterrorist attack."”(UPI.com, 2011). There have been over a dozen leading U.S. bio-defense experts that have taken part in figuring out where we are exactly as a county and what the effects of a terroristic attack

The fear of a Chemical or Biological attack has been a concern to many governments. These attacks, either by state agencies or individuals, have caused loss of life and the United States has not been spared in this forms of attacks.

I frantically scanned the pages of the investigation, to find the genetic mutation in the killer virus that was quickly causing the most devastating pandemic in human history. It was imperative to find the genetic mutation, because it was that gene which allowed the virus to impersonate its host’s domestic cells, making any treatment virtually impossible.

mutated by a scientist, the pathogen would quite easily have the potential to destroy the human race.

However, we must understand that only one disease - smallpox – has been completely erased from this planet. “From around the world in 2011 there was around 350,000 cases of measles, with outbreaks in the Pacific, Asia, Africa, and Europe." With this ever-growing sense of safety, small groups of anti-vaccine have begun to sprout and even our very own president has refused vaccines. Even though it may seem as though we are safe from the vaccine-preventable diseases, if we become too vulnerable due to no vaccinations there is a chance that a case that will start an outbreak of some disease that is now under control is just a plane ride

Now scientists shift their energy into determining if the disease should be destroyed once and for all in an endless debate. These global citizens have the opportunity to honor the victims but decide to spend time and money looking for a cure to a disease that no longer exists. The only reason these scholars give is purely the word, “science.” So self-involved is the curiosity of mankind that they leave deadly virus strains in the hands of the modern world. Even after years of research, leaders never enforce the destruction date despite the fact no one has found any possible cures

Where disease doesn’t destroy humanity, humanity manages to do so with our own weapons anyways. In Phillip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, humanity has blown itself up in yet another war, World War Terminus, which rages on for so long and so effectively destroys the world, “no one today remembered why the war had come about or who, if anyone, had won. The dust which had contaminated most of the planet’s surface had originated in no country, and no one, even the wartime enemy, had planned on it. First, strangely, the owls had died.” The nuclear dust begins to kill off entire species of animals, particularly those susceptible to it, such as insects, birds, and amphibians, driving them to extinction. As everyone realized the consequences of the war, humanity started to develop a new-found empathy, both for the remaining animals on Earth and their fellow humans, all in the form of Mercerism, a theology based around reaching out to each other through the use of the empathy box, which is “is the most personal possession you have!

scientist genetic material that could be used for the advancement and the betterment of life, but from the other side this new knowledge can also be used by terrorist to produce pathogens that can be used as biological weapons as it had been used by the terrorist groups. yet, there is no way to foretell if terrorist will have the ability to take hold of weapons of destruction in the future. Since 9/11 WMD proliferation become the core concern which drive the united states policy, both on the diplomatic level, or the security level, especially after the use of the

​Lab 257 is a comprehensively written book of conspiracy and not science in my humble opinion. This work examines a lab in the Plum Island area in New York that is operating under the government for allegedly the betterment of farmer and farm animal research. However, Michael Christopher Carroll, the author, using his research quickly points out that is not the case. Rather, the main agenda of the lab is to produce viruses and other microbes that could decimate populations of livestock of the United State’s enemies in times of war while also developing vaccines to prevent other nations from doing the same to it. This concept is horrifying and sounds like something one may find in the latest science fiction movie or The X-Files, but Carroll believes this to be true and rightfully so.

Scientist have made studies and deep investigations about what to expect in our future. If we continue with our carless ways we are looking at a huge risk, a risk that we are not ready to battle. America is not prepared to face a huge bioterror outbreak. For example, in 2014 there was an Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, a virus they were not well prepared for causing infections to spread around the world. An on going disease so strong we will fail to keep under control with the lack of preparations. Something must be done to stop this virus; all of us should be worried and concerned about what could happen in a couple of years from now. If we fail to work together and find a solution to help ourselves with these mass distractions we will face consequences that will cause our death. Consequences that we won’t be able to handle even if America thinks it can; it will simply be too

hnology can be defined as using living organism or their components to change or create material for specialized use. Biotechnology is a relatively new term but it has been used for centuries in a variety of civilizations (Gossett & Kähler, 2014). The field of molecular biology has drastically progressed the field of biotechnology essentially operating on higher order of magnitude than our ancestors. With more knowledge of genetic material and metabolic functions, scientists have been capable of extraordinary feats from gene therapy to genomic sequencing. The advancements in biotechnology and in other research areas has also increased the potential misuse of scientific research that could be used to harm humanity and the world instead of help it. This concept has been dubbed dual-use research and defined to be technology that could be used for general public and combat purposes (Rath et al., 2014). The possible usage of biological weapons (BW) has increased with growing technology and disputes amongst nations. The use of genetic engineering has greatly opened opportunities for specifically generated weapons to be produced. The Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) has stopped production and storage of BW but select parties are permitted to study and perform research on potential BW as long as it’s for neutral or beneficial objectives (Biological Weapons Convention, 2001). These conditions have inflicted major concern within the general public and inaugurated major ethical