Biotechnology functions to living organisms or any technological application that uses biological systems. I don’t remember when I showed interest in that subject first, but I liked to read science articles and watch national geographic since I was young. It was just a simple interest and curiosity about science at first, but it developed to the aspiration of studying specific major of biotechnology when I chose IB subjects. After I had a conversation with teachers, peers, parents, and other acquaintance about science subjects and reflected my past science classes, I chose biology and chemistry in order to study biotechnology in the near future. The reason why I want to study biotechnology is that I would like to work in the laboratory and …show more content…
It was a challenge to live in a developing country in Southeast Asia trying to speak a new language. I adamantly refused to even walk out the front door because of the fear of studying in different circumstances. But as I left Korea, I realized that Vietnam is a bigger world for me. In Korea, I have learned everything based upon the perspective of Korean, but as I moved to International school, the teachers and the students vary in nationalities, so I was able to learn how to respect other cultures and to accept the diversity of individuals. After I moved to Vietnam, I became the person who understands the differences and accepting other people’s ideas. As I keep experiencing new things, I am not afraid of the changes anymore and became an assertive student who continues to challenge myself. I played flute in Saigon music concert because I like the harmony created by different instruments, and I participated in the Saigon enterprise competition as I wanted to learn more about marketing. I also went to Malaysia for Southeast Asia Math competition as a school representative team. I earned a lot of values that I would have never got in
My move from South Korea to the United States was to this day the hardest, most stressful event of my whole entire life. At the age of six, I gave up the comfort of my friends, culture, and home to move to a country halfway across the world. Korea was everything I knew and loved. Having never set foot outside of the country, all my dreams and aspirations were set in Korea. Although I was a fickle child and my goals changed constantly, they all were intertwined with Korea. I was going to become a pianist in Korea and teach piano to students. Another time, I decided I was going to become a math teacher at the school I was attending. My view of the world was limited, but I was happy in my familiar, safe place. My move to America changed my whole perspective.
Is campus carry truly effective in decreasing gun violence on campus? Or does it, instead, pose a threat to students and faculty? The campus carry law refers to the policies that allow appropriately licensed students and faculty to carry a handgun on campus as long as the gun is hidden from sight. Several states, including Texas, have passed concealed carry; as a result, polarizing debates have ensued over the effectiveness of the law. Shootings have been occurring at institutions of higher education since the early 20th century (Cobb 35). The first incident of campus shooting occurred at the University of Texas in 1966, by a student named Charles Whitman. Since then, there has been several other university shootings, and they have become more frequent within the last two decades. As a result of this, as well as other shooting incidents such as, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Oregon Mall, and Aurora movie theater, in recent years, the debate over allowing concealed carry on campus has gained a lot of momentum with very conflicting opinions. Proponents of concealed carry consider it to be the best answer to decrease the injuries and casualties of a gun related incident, while opponents consider allowing firearms on campus a threat to the safety of campus constituents. Agreeing with opponents of campus carry, I believe by allowing the concealed carry of firearms on campus, we are potentially compromising the safety of students and faculty, thus universities should push for
Located in South San Francisco, CA, Genentech was started in 1976 by a biochemist Dr. Herbert Boyer and Robert A. Swanson. From 1995-2009 Arthur Levinson had become the CEO of Genentech; presently it is Ian T. Clark. Genentech is a leading biotechnology company, using human genetic information to discover, develop, manufacture and commercialize medicines to treat people with serious or life-threatening medical conditions (2014). Biotechnology is the technology based on the science of cellular and biomolecular processes to develop technologies and products that help improve peoples’ lives and the health of our environment. How biotechnology uses cellular and biomolecular processes are by using molecular mechanisms by which genetic and
Biotechnology has been around since man learned how to create beer with grain. However, biotechnology has many risks. It makes some crops not grow in certain places and cloning that could cause serious problems.
During the Fall semester of my junior year in my Biotechnology pathway, I gained the opportunity to take City College courses as part of the dual enrollment program at my high school. I enrolled into the Briefings in Biotechnology class (BTEC 5), via my teacher, in order to scope at the potential of biotechnology from external sources.
2. Biotechnology means "the exploitation of biological processes for industrial and other purposes, especially the genetic manipulation of microorganisms for the production of antibiotics, hormones, etc." This basically gives off what Biotechnology is. In simpler terms Biotechnology studies living organisms and how it could b useful to us humans. The knowledge analyzed from the organisms allows researches and scientist to transfer genes between other cells and different organisms. The use of this is to help analyze these things to produce products that would be useful for the economy. There is two basic Biotechnologies and these are Traditional Biotechnology
Controversy. Often heard on the news and found plastering the headlines of shady websites. However, there is none more associated with the word than the practice of genetically modifying organisms. Ever since the Industrial Revolution,the shift from manual labor to steam power, technology has developed at an accelerated pace, paving the way for greater innovation. Recently, the emergence of Biotechnology from the study of DNA has allowed for the creation of GMOs, organisms whose genes has been edited in order to express a certain trait. GMOs are most commonly used in agriculture, often designed for herbicide resistance or pesticide creation. Due to Media overreaction and false studies, the public has been whipped into a frenzy, demanding scientists
So, I’ve had the opportunity to live all over the world: the United States, Europe and Asia. Throughout my childhood, I engaged with and learned from
The transition from a South Korean education system to a religious incorporated Christian academy challenged me to adapt to a different way of life away from home. I started high school right away in the Philippines, this was a drive that would propel me through my high school years and beyond. I attended elementary school in S.K. and middle school. Therefore, I didn’t have friends in the Philippines. There were times when I felt like giving up, but living in S.K., my grandfather taught me the value of having an education, which hold important in Korean culture. With that in mind, the word of wisdom became a motivator for me to never give-up. I had a life changing development in those 5 years spent in the Philippines. I learned how to eat different types of Filipino food, acquired new friends and became trilingual,
Richard Doyle, whose field is rhetoric and cultural study of science, in his article ‘LSDNA: Consciousness Expansion and the Emergence of Biotechnology’, has challenged assumptions regarding the techno-scientific triumphs. This is interesting to note because such assumptions and rhetoric are often accepted without question. The “scientific revolution”-in progress from the time when the Enlightenment rejected all ideas grounded in faith and traditions- has emphasized a new tradition: the tradition of science, and, what Doyle calls “fathoming secrets” is an inseparable part of this tradition. Science’s revelatory practice of the secrets could be seen identical to ever-existing human desire to reveal and expose. However, this “undoing” process has the potential to “infect the living” and “reduce the reality of life” to just mechanical revelation. Would these new mechanical relations affect our identity as human beings? Could we
In Japanese school, we could never take out our phones during class, and we were not allowed to chew gum/candy in school. The first problem going to American school was I couldn’t understand what people were talking about at all, and nobody was able to communicate with me, so it was hard. But later on I started to understand English because everything around me was English like the TV, menu on the restaurant, but I couldn’t speak English. I don’t remember when but when I was 13 years old I was speaking English and had friends to hang out with so it was all good, speaking English was easy as apple pie. I think life is a journey, because even though it was really hard at first when I moved to the states, I’m glad I moved to the United States. Now I can speak and understand Japanese and English, so it's like a roller coaster it has ups and downs. In the future, when I graduate from high school, I want to go back to Japan and look for jobs that require using Japanese and English, like a
Starting at a young age, I was forced to face many problems. I was encouraged to work hard and not to give up on things easily. My first year in elementary school in Vietnam was scary and entertaining at the same time because I was able to explore different things. Surprisingly, I was elected the class president in first grade and continued the job over five years. Although there was a lot of pressure weighing on my shoulders, I still tried my best to help the class ranking go up for all five years. Even though the job was tough and tiring, I enjoyed doing it because I believe everyone should be a leader and direct others and not always be a follower. When I made mistakes, many people criticized me, those same people would not compliment me
The field of biochemistry is centered on the exploration of living things through chemical and physical research. Bio chemist focus their work on researching the important factors that go into learning about genetics, the development of growth and many other biological processes that occur in the human body. The field makes several contributions to the advancement and protection of human life, as well as provides important research needed for future generations. Biochemist work with advanced technology to perform scientific experiments in order to study things like, protein shape and structure, molecules, and enzymes. They also expand knowledge regarding improvements that can be made to products and medicines that already exist. The field of biochemistry deals with complex
The process of life has always intrigued me. From the abundance of technology being created every day to new cures battling new diseases, the world of biology is continually changing. I have always dreamt of being part of a field whose main purpose is to help others and to improve the world around us; to me that is Biotechnology. Biotechnology is the field for future innovations that benefits an individual, but also the society.
Biotechnology is a broad term. Basically, it is the “tools and techniques [opening] new research avenues for discovering how healthy bodies work and what goes wrong when problems arise”(Siedler para. 1). It covers controversial technology and procedure, like genetic engineering and gene therapy. It is controversial because it can affect everyone(Jeremy para. 16). As a consequence, the development of biotechnology has been a “slow, quiet progress”(Kirsner para. 3) because society may or may not recognize the repercussion of it. However, scientist like Smith- a previous chief for the Cambridge biotech company, Genzyme- continues to develop biotechnology(para. 1). Because biotechnology can be controversial, yet scientist continues to develop it;