Summary Of The Extinction Invention By Antonio Regaldo

Imagine a world where one extinct animal causes chaos. It eats all the plants and invades other animals territory. Animals are dropping like flies due to one extinct, no longer existing, animal being brought into the world once again this time by humans. Humans also can be the cause of extinction hunting, destroying an animal's home, pollution, and introduction of alien species are just a few ways that we can cause extinction of an animal. Extinction can also occur naturally when disease is spread, or an invasive species takes over. I believe that we should not bring back extinct creatures for three distinct reasons. De- extinction could hinder conservation efforts,de-extinction attempts have failed, and finally bringing back extinct

CRISPR could revolutionize humanity. By targeting and severing specific genes, genetic disorders such as Down syndrome or cystic fibrosis could be eliminated. Diseases such as malaria could be driven to extinction, bringing about a new age of prosperity for the human race. Project Needlenose aims to do exactly that. Using CRISPR, their team has been able to produce mosquitoes immune to the malaria-causing parasite, plasmodium. Furthermore, the scientists will implement a controversial method of controlled inheritance known as the “gene drive”. The gene drive forces a trait to become dominant roughly 99.5% of the time. In such a large population of mosquitoes, the malaria-resistant genes would be spread quickly, giving no time for the parasite to adapt. Using CRISPR to eliminate disease could be implemented amongst other species, driving diseases such as lyme disease or dengue fever to extinction. Even in its infancy, CRISPR-Cas9 has already changed the way we live. CRISPR has been utilized in order to genetically modify crops for decades, producing what we know as genetically-modified organisms, otherwise known as GMOs. Though many shun the usage of

In addition, diseases such as Hookworm and Malaria–brought to Latin America through colonisation and slavery–cause economic problems to this day. According to Hausmann (2009): “countries at a high risk of malaria grow 0.6 per cent slower than countries free from malaria”. Exports can be affected such as during the Cholera outbreak in Peru in 1991 which cost the fishing industry $800 million (Hausmann, 2009). It also increases healthcare costs and reduces worker productivity (Hausmann, 2009). Presently, resistance means that cheap medications for treatment of and protection from malaria are becoming less effective (Gallup et al., 2003, p.135). As

The Aedes aegypti mosquito are among the deadliest creatures on the planet. They transmitted the yellow-fever virus in the nineteen-thirties to millions of people. They also carry a deadly virus called Dengue, which has no vaccine or cure. According to WHO, the disease affects 50 million people a year. Oxitec, a British biotechnology company wanted to take a risk and try something new to help stop the spread of Dengue. They came up with the idea to modify the genetic structure of the male Aedes mosquito; transforming it into a GMO that is capable of destroying its own species. This has never been attempted before but they are willing to do anything to try and help control the spread of Dengue. “There are always risks—that’s why we start with small studies in geographically isolated neighborhoods.” says Giovanini Coelho. People in the neighborhood of Juazeiro are heavily affected, and they are desperate for help. Many people are opposed to the OX513A because it is a man made species that unnamed scientist are releasing into the air with unknown consciences, but Brazilian citizens are willing to take that

Extinction: A Radical History is a book published by writer, professor and activist Ashley Dawson. It was published on the 22nd of April 2016. Dawson talks about multiple broad subjects in his book like how Capitalism is the main source of mass extinction. By doing so, he takes into account the lengthy history of the Homo Sapiens species, their activities and their discoveries and how us, humans, have affected today’s biodiversity, and probably the future of our planet Earth. He also offers solutions but are they realistically possible? Today, we no longer face natural risks like asteroids and comets. As Dawson states we now face anthropogenic risks like climate change and biodiversity loss which leads to a change in the earth’s ecosystem.

Engineering, edited by David M. Haugen and Susan Musser, Greenhaven Press, 2009. Opposing Viewpoints. Opposing Viewpoints in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/EJ3010138265/OVIC?u=j170902014&xid=541f199b. Accessed 24 Feb. 2017. Originally published as "The Threat of Human Genetic Engineering," www.hgalert.org/topics/hge/threat.htm.

Hammond has less than 1 hour to perfect the gene drive and insert it into the mosquito. Hammond stated that "You need to be very quick when you put the needle inside, and you need to inject just the right amount of DNA. Too much will kill it and too little won't modify it." This is the most critical part of altering the gene drive of mosquitos, yet when the gene alteration is performed properly, the eyes and other body parts of the mosquito begin to glow red under UV light, this showcases that the scientists working on Ruppy the beagle were onto something when they first began to test for diseases using highlighted genes. The alteration of mosquitos gene drive is hugely important for the world, as it will stop one of the most widely spread diseases and most common in some parts of the world. Hammond believes that by using CRISPR and his gene drive for mosquitos, he will be able to eliminate the disease, which is something that scientists have been trying to do since the disease was first discovered in 1880 by Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran.

Aim - To explore the impacts Malaria has on citizens of developing countries which are effect by the disease.

In this unit, the two periods of biology studied and learned more about GMO’s. We looked into things such as breeding and eugenics and how exactly it relates to the overall action of genetically modifying organisms. A genetically modified organism is the result of a gene from one organism, purposefully being changed to improve another organism. According to americanradioworks, organisms were being manipulated dating all the way back to prehistoric times to the 1900s. Farmers and naturalists began to notice “hybrid” plants, being produced through natural breeding. In 1900, European plant scientist began using Gregor Mendel's genetic theory to manipulate plants to produce a more desirable outcome. This means that Organisms have been getting genetically modified for years. Although the event of this action dates back for years, controversies are still shared in classrooms and homes, about whether GMOs are a necessary part of today’s life.

“Big Leaps In Gene Editing Raise Ethical Questions About Human Application” NPR health correspondent Rob Stein states “Now, the fear here is that they're using CRISPR to modify these insects with something known as a gene drive. And a gene drive spreads a genetic modification through an entire species really quickly. So something could go wrong” This right here agrees with Shelley. These scientists, unlike Frankenstein, is actually acknowledging that there are repercussions that are bound to follow.

Initially, like some teenagers in my class, the interest in genetic engineering was nothing more than a fad. My classmates would chatter for a few moments about the subject of de-extinction. But, the topic disappeared into the background, replaced by pure middle school gossip. However, there was something about the concept of de-extinction that intrigued me. And, as the notion sunk in, the ideas began to flourish.How did they bring the animal back? Could we bring back other animals? Would they be different from their older counterparts? As my internal monolog of questions grew, I sought my mother for help. When asked, she stated one word,”Write.” With a smile on her face, she knew that I had begun to discover an interest. With my mother’s advice

Genetic modification has been around for quite some time. According to Lemaux (2006), it started when people first chose to plant hardier varieties of plants which were able to resist extreme temperatures and pests. What started as gene selection has advanced to gene modification with the discovery of DNA mapping. DNA mapping has given us the technology needed to make GMOs a reality. This is a hotly debated topic as the long term consequences of genetically modified food and medicines have yet to be established. Some countries have banned genetically modified food sources, while others, like the United States mostly embrace it. We lead the world with the highest percentage of genetically modified crops (U.S. Department of Energy Genome Programs, 2008). As this technology continues to evolve and more areas for its use expand, additional ethical questions will be raised. Splice takes a peak into our future and attempts to tackle those ethical dilemmas. At every turn, the characters in this film make yet another poor ethical choice and endure the consequences of their actions. This film could be taken as a worst case scenario of human gene modification. As the technology continues to evolve, we can only hope that the leading scientists have a higher ethical standard than those portrayed in the movie Splice.

An additional reason why we should use Gene Therapy is that the technology that is used on a human to edit them it could also be used on animals. This could help protect species like the Tasmanian devil. According to Gary Roemer, he and others were horrified at the possibility that someone might use gene editing as justification for putting off a species rescue “because we can always solve the problem later.This means that Gene Therapy could also be used on an animal to protect them or to stop them from extinct like other animals that have already been extinct or are close to being

This article is about the successful research of some researchers from Oregon Health and Science University. The article said that those researchers found a way to modify the DNA of human in order to change genes that lead to a genetic heart condition. They used a technology called CRISPR, which is a gene modifying system that replaces deficient genes with healthy ones. Also, this technology could lead to the elimination of all hereditary diseases. In addition, the success of this technology is coming up with new ideas such as the possibility to make people taller, stronger, and smarter. Another aspect is that the CRISPR research is heading to the possibility to design babies. Moreover, it said that to forbid scientists from going too far

About 3.3 billion people, that is about half of the world’s population are at risk of contracting malaria (figure 1). Every year there are 250 million cases of malaria, and nearly 1 million deaths. That amounts to 2,732 deaths per day. Out of those million people that die every year, 800,000 of them are African children under the age of 5. To control malaria three actions need to be taken: insecticides need to be used to decrease the vector population, people have to be educated as to how to prevent the vector from reproducing, and anti-malarial drugs need to be distributed. To understand the vector and what the vector is, scientists had to first discover what the parasite was and how it worked. It was not until the year 1880 that French Physician Charles Laveran discovered that Malaria was caused by a protozoan in the genus Plasmodium (Malaria, 2013)