Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology Plus Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (11th Edition)
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Chapter 42.3, Problem 1CT
In 2015. the British Parliament voted to approve three-parent IVF. Do you agree with their decision? In 2015, Chinese scientists reported research aimed at correcting faulty genes in nuclear DNA. Should this be allowed? Is preventing disease and disability in the children sufficient justification for changing the genetic makeup of a human being? What about "designer" children whose DNA may be changed solely to produce an athlete or supermodel body type?
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Prior to this video I had not been introduced to the concept of genetically modified babies or "designer babies". However, a concept that was brought up in comparison to the designer babies was IVF babies. This concept is more familiar to me and made me think of the great possibilities designer babies could bring, but at what cost? As IVF first became popular it seemed to be well known that was was a possibility for well-off financially families. Although designer babies may have benefits such as lowering the risk to develop hereditary diseases, I don't think this concept would be widely accessible to varying income levels.
I believe that there are many good things that can come out of people getting to design their baby’s genetic material. But there are also many bad things as well.  From the article by Bio medical about the pros and cons of having a designer baby it states that a pro is that this type of engineering can “ might help prevent genetic diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s Disease, down syndrome, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, and many others”. I think that it is great that we could get rid of Alzheimer’s due to how destructive it can be to the people that suffer it. But I think the other diseases that it can eliminate is horrible due to them making our world a more unique place such as people with autism, Down syndrome. By doing this it could eliminate the whole population of people with disabilities community and make everyone “normal”. Another bad that I found in the article Ethics of designer babies which states that a major flaw for these babies is “designer baby technologies suggest…
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Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology Plus Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (11th Edition)
Ch. 42.1 - To attract a mate, rhinos urinate. raise their...Ch. 42.1 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 42.1 - Prob. 1TCCh. 42.1 - Prob. 2CYLCh. 42.1 - Prob. 2TCCh. 42.1 - Prob. 3CYLCh. 42.2 - Mammalian sperm dont live very long after...Ch. 42.2 - describe the human male and female reproductive...Ch. 42.2 - Prob. 1HYEWCh. 42.2 - Why would injections of testosterone suppress...
Ch. 42.2 - explain how hormonal interactons control...Ch. 42.2 - describe spermatogenesis and oogenesis, the...Ch. 42.3 - Whether using artificial insemination or natures...Ch. 42.3 - In 2015. the British Parliament voted to approve...Ch. 42.3 - describe the principal methods of contraception,...Ch. 42.3 - Envision yourself as a physician whose patients...Ch. 42.3 - Prob. 2CTCh. 42 - Prob. 1ACCh. 42 - Reproduction by a single animal, without the need...Ch. 42 - In humans, sperm are produced in the a....Ch. 42 - Describe the advantages and disadvantages of...Ch. 42 - In mammals, the male gonad is called...Ch. 42 - In humans, fertilization usually occurs in the a....Ch. 42 - Prob. 3FIBCh. 42 - Prob. 3MCCh. 42 - Prob. 3RQCh. 42 - Prob. 4FIBCh. 42 - Prob. 4MCCh. 42 - List the structures, in order, through which a...Ch. 42 - Prob. 5FIBCh. 42 - Prob. 5MCCh. 42 - Name the three accessory glands of the male...Ch. 42 - Oocytes develop in a multicellular structure, the...Ch. 42 - Prob. 6RQCh. 42 - Prob. 7RQ
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