In Michael Specter’s National Geographic article, he talks about the use of CRISPR in the editing of mosquito genes. This…
One exciting thing about CRISPR technology is the possibility of using animal organs in people who are sick. Michael Specter…
Technology has always been made to make our lives easier, efficient, faster, and entertaining, making the quality of life a…
From Marcy Darnovsky’s article, I will talk about the idea of genes and babies. On the one hand, it is…
One example from the readings about CRISPR technology that is both exhilarating and frightening is the research discussed in Specter’s…
In the “Pro and Con” article by Harris and Darnovsky, they both discuss the idea of embryo modification being unnatural.…
“But gene editing, which would result in sterile mosquitoes, could help save the birds without destroying their surroundings. “Using genetics…
If there is a creature more universally loathed than the mosquito, I have yet to hear its name. Mosquitoes,…
The combination of gene drive and CRISPR, as described in “DNA Revolution”, is a technology that I find both exhilarating…
CRISPR has the potential to be beneficial, but has aspects that can be frightening. Animal organs have been discussed as…
To be able to change the genetic process of disease would not only save lives, but could possibly save billions…
Though it’s probably the most obvious answer to this question I honestly think that the prospect of human gene editing…
The example presented by Michael Specter regarding the modification of mosquitoes to eliminate the transmission of malaria, yellow fever, dengue…
One of the most intriguing examples of gene editing is its power to “enhance” physical and cosmetic characteristics in humans.…
One aspect of genetic engineering that is both exhilarating and frightening was brought up by Michael Specter in National Geographic.…
The argument for and against gene editing through the CRISPR technology has created a lot of controversy within the last…
The whole CRISPR technology thing is pretty new to me and it is very intriguing. The whole concept of altering…
The very thought of modifying one’s traits and genome was unheard of 50 years ago. With the development of CRISPR…
Gene editing with CRISPR to develop organs with pigs for human use sounds very exciting. Personally, I wouldn’t have a…
“Gene drives have the power to override the traditional rules of inheritance (Specter, p. 2).” Man, that packs a lot…
I think gene editing has enormous potential, especially when it comes to altering DNA so that certain insects like mosquitoes…
The most exhilarating and frightening passages I read from the three articles was a sentence that caught my eye in…
CRISPR technology is undoubtedly a huge success for the field of biology, but a deservingly questionable technology as well. In…
One example I saw that was quite exciting was the fact that you could engineer a mosquito whose offspring would…
Perhaps the most divisive issue associated with the advent of CRISPR technology is the potential for human gene customization. More…
HST 207 – History of Science and Technology Mary Hill Young 11/12/18 Anachronistic Arrogance Though I understand…
One of the most interesting are of CRISPR technology is embryo modification. This is the ability to modify human embryos…
Progressing faster and faster each day, CRISPR technology presents many new outcomes for future societies. One example from the reading…
CRISPR technology is a scientific invention that has the power to change our current realities of illness and disease. We…
The example that stood out to me most was regarding mosquitoes in Specter’s National Geographic article. The fact that we…
The topic I felt easiest to be exhilarated over is golden rice. In today’s world of one in six Americans…
Like humans, various animal can have diseases that will significantly impact the population. In the case of the Black-Footed Ferret,…
CRISPR, a power in the hands of humans making scientists able to alter, delete and rearrange the DNA of nearly…
One of the many examples of the fact that much of the CRISPR technology is both exhilarating yet terrifying, is…
It isn’t the only the unknown consequences that startle us the most about advancements such as CRISPR, but also the…
CRISPER technology is very amazing technology. It allows for scientists to quickly modify the DNA of almost any living organism…
The most exhilarating example that I read from the text was in the article from National Geographic by Specter and…
Though aspects of biology have been studied for millennia, a promising new technology known as CRISPR-Cas9 has emerged within the…
CRISPR technology allows scientists the power to correct and delete genes in order to cure disease, fight pests, save extinct…
Michael Specter’s paper, How the DNA Revolution is Changing Us, talks about the possibility of changing the genome of living…
One of the most interesting possible uses for CRISPR in my opinion is using it to make mosquitoes no longer…
The introduction of CRISPR into the scientific repertoire of technological fixes, brings with it various pros and cons. For example,…
I found the example of the Puerto Rican mosquitoes most interesting. The thought of releasing a herd of genetically altered…
The CRISPR technology has come under question over the past thirty years or so. There are many different stances for…
I wanna talk about organs. Gene editing has an insanely fantastic potential in medicine but the purifying of organs from…
One example of a possible advancement in science using CRISPR technology is the ability to modify the genome of animals…
In Michael Specter’s paper “How the DNA Revolution is Changing Us” he talks about Phelan’s work on Black Footed Ferrets.…
In Specter’s article regarding CRISPR technology, both the positive and negative consequences are discussed intensely. The most promising positive consequence…
CRISPR can edit genes, delete or replace parts of DNA, and has the power to even treat illnesses once thought…
One of the examples in Specters article talks about about gene drives and the power to edit the genetic code.…
In the Specter article, the author talks about the exciting aspects of CRISPR technology. Using this technology, scientists can permanently…
Editing genes is fascinating with all that can be achieved by a successful edit and this both exhilarating and terrifying.…
The story I found most enticing was that of the golden rice. The text states that approximately 500,000 children living…
The black-footed ferret is a very interesting situation that I find very interesting. Using CRISPR technology to diversify the gene…
In Specter’s writings he talks about the Black-footed ferret and how they are struggling in existence being so close to…
As I was reading through the National Geographic articles that detail CRISPR technology I found many things that were interesting. …
The future for eliminating biological illnesses and helping reduce the growing problem of instinct animals is here and it’s called…
The one example that frightens me the most is in Michael Specter’s article How The DNA Revolution is Changing Us.…
Bryce Dawkins Paragraph 1: Wow can we talk about CRISPR for a second. This stuff sounds absolutely amazing, like I…
CRISPR technology is an unprecedented and fascinating technology that has the possibility to redesign the future through gene editing. Although…
Genetic engineers can now use CRISPR technology to edit human embryos with the intent of eliminating genetic diseases, such as…
Both articles discuss how CRISPR technology is exciting and frightening, whether it is used to eliminate parasites carried through mosquitoes…
On the paper by Harris, “Pro: Research on Gene Editing in Humans Must Continue”, one of the arguments he brings…
John Harris suggests that with the advent of genetic recoding,CRISPR, technology we will be able to erradicate diseases that negatively…
From John Harris and Marcy Darnovsky, “Pro and Con” We could be able to engineer children with immunity to certain…
Using CRISPR technologies to eradicate disease from disease-spreading mosquitoes could prevent millions of deaths due to dungue fever, Zika, and…
Being someone who is mostly for gene editing on humans, I really liked John Harris’ essay on the subject. I…
In the pro segment of “Pro and Con: Should Gene Editing Be Performed on Human Embryos?” by John Harris, he…
This week’s readings entertain many of the highly controversial debates surrounding the topic of gene editing and if it should…
Gould provided an extremely interesting discussion on the genetic progression of humanity, and how it’s development goes far beyond the…
I think that the 2016 National Geographic article titled “Pro and Con: Should Gene Editing Be Performed on Human Embryos?”…
The ability to edit human genes in order to prevent people from being born with debilitating diseases is certainly an…
CRISPR Technology is very exciting in many ways. By being able to stoping the spread of deadly viruses early on…
The idea that CRISPR technology can change the world is fantastic and it is indeed exhilarating. The one aspect that…
With this CRISPR technology, the ability to solve many genetic defects in the world is within our grasp. The question…
Preventing species from going extinct by using CRISPR technology to protect them is a very new and interesting idea for…
Charles Darwin’s argument of natural selection, although can’t be completely proved, has many great points that can be proof that…
Darwin argues that “all life on earth is connected and related to each other” and also that “modifications of populations…
Darwin argued that through natural selection, there is proof of evolution. Darwin pointed out the appearance of the natural selection…
Darwin, in his explanation for his theory, discussed a number of characteristics of life and reproduction that were all but…
Darwin follows the consilience of induction when explaining his theory. His main argument is that it is the quantity and…
Darwin suffered from the same fate that many scientist of his era experienced. He presented a new theory to science…
Although Darwin often noted in this chapter that most scientists during his time disagreed with his theory of evolution through natural selection he…
Darwin argues that he is unable to prove natural selection because of the imperfections of geology and past epochs. His…
In his last chapter Darwin had many different pieces of evidence to support his claim. He pointed out that fossils…
Darwin uses many different examples to argue in favor of evolution through natural selection. While he admits that there are…
Darwin was the leading mind of his time and the father of modern evolutionary theory. But for someone to make…
One of the first arguments given by Darwin, he talks about how different females of sterility crossed species and then…
I will not lie and tell you that I completely understood this week’s reading. I first learned to read in…
Darwin argues that natural selection is correct in a variety of ways, even though he couldn’t definitely prove it. He…
Darwin starts off his argument by beginning with the idea of change over time, and the irrefutable geological evidence. He…
Ahead of his time and pushing an unpopular theory, Charles Darwin argues for the theory of evolution in The Origin…
Darwin goes over a couple different arguments in the last paragraph of the theory of evolution, the biggest and more…
Initially Darwin outlined the inevitable challenges to his theory, and did so with an open mind, always freely admitting that…
Darwin uses several examples in his argument of evolution through natural selection. Some of his arguments, which he lists on…
Darwin explains the idea of there being multiple varieties of species and how each variety weeded out each other variety.…
Darwin brings up many arguments for evolution. One of the major ones is found in the bodies of humans and…
Darwin observed many phenomena that culminated in his theory of evolution. Among these phenomena were commonalities in the growth and…
Darwin argues his theory through several means. He addresses the geographical distribution of species, the lack of “intermediate varieties”, the…
In the last chapter of his major work, Darwin brought up a few arguments or defenses of his new theory…
There are a couple of important points Darwin makes when considering his own argument of evolution through natural selection. Things…
I really liked Darwin’s use of different bird species to explain natural selection. He muses on the variances in birds,…
In Darwin’s last chapter “Recapitulation and Conclusion”, he poses several arguments to convince his readers of the role of evolution…
By his own admission, Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution cannot be perfectly observed through the fossil record, as geological…
Darwin states that his theory had gaps but nonetheless the argument still is solid and heavily based in evidence (Darwin,…
In the beginning, Darwin’s theory was never bulletproof. He lacked perhaps the most important factor of evolution, a model for…
In Darwin’s Recapitulation and conclusion, he points to phenomena in nature that can simply not be explained by any theory…
Before Darwin could convince his readers of evolution through natural selection, he had to acknowledge the reasons that people did…
Darwin’s final arguments, meant to summarize his view and convince his readers, began with a few statements that he thinks…
Darwin argued that natural selection was the process for how evolution works. The only issue that he had was that…
One argument Charles Darwin made for evolution through natural selection was how geology has changed over the many years of…
Darwin used the example of agriculture, saying that the animals we captured and domesticated over several centuries experienced an exposure…
“Natura no facit saltum”, in English; natural selection. This is the theory that Darwin couldn’t definitely prove was the answer…
Darwin’s theory of evolution is one that most people, especially in scientific fields, believe to hold the most validity and…
Darwin uses a variety of evidence to support three main arguments. The first is the principle of gradation in which…
In this last chapter, Charles Darwin mentions some reasons why he considers the natural selection as something available to understand…
In Darwin’s last chapter “Recap and Conclusion,” he argues that the principles behind his theory of evolution – that variation…
Darwin’s first point is about sterility. Crossing two species can often create an offspring, but that offspring will more than…
Darwin begins his argument by pointing out that although the geologic record may seem to be provincially lacking evidence to…
Though Darwin lays out a number of explanations, he is the first to point out there are many gaps in…
Two arguments that Darwin imposed to try and persuade people to believe his theory of evolution were the ideas regarding…
Although Darwin could not definitively prove his theory of evolution through natural selection, you could described it as an argument…
Darwin used a few different arguments to back up his idea of evolution through natural selection. One of the pieces…
Charles Darwin attempts to prove his arguments on descent with modification using inductive reasoning, meaning that based on his observations…
Darwin points out that with the changing environments, domesticated animals have varied, and that this same variance can be found…
Darwin believed that species evolved through the process of natural selection. Though he couldn’t prove this directly, he still defended his…
It is true that Darwin cannot completely prove evolution to be 100% true, but he does make many very good…
Darwin was a very smart person and when he said that evolution was caused in part through natural selection I…
Michael Specter offers a well thought out and seemingly modern question to ask those who read his article, is the…
In Darwin’s “Recap and Conclusion” chapter, he employs several arguments in order to persuade the world of his theory of…
HST 207 – Science and Technology in World History Mary Hill Young 11/5/18 Kalon et Agathon Darwin’s…
Charles Darwin presents a number of relatively solid arguments to attempt to provide evidence for his theories of natural selection…
One of Darwin’s arguments to convince his readers of his theory was to appeal to some of their previous ideas…
Though there wasn’t the direct proof linking evolution and natural selection Darwin uses the process of observing surroundings and finding…
One of Darwin’s major points is that a non-sterile offspring cannot be produced by anything other than two parents of…
Charles Darwin believed that the most likely cause of evolution throughout the course of history was natural selection. He was…
Personally, I love Darwin. He is absolutely freaking the coolest. The point of science from my understanding is never really…
While all of his arguments in the last chapter of his book are convincing, the ones that I think are…
Variations arise from the variables in which they are positioned. That’s what life comes down to. Darwin knew the world is…
1.Darwin had many arguments about natural selection. Some very convincing, others not so much. His studies that he made were…
One of the arguments Darwin uses to convince his readers of natural selection is the similarities of species in separate…
Charles Darwin believed that all animals have descended from at most four or five common ancestors (Darwin p. 503). Science…
I personally find it difficult to grasp the whole concept of evolution for similar reasons that Darwin covered, for example, there are several…
Darwin argues for evolution over arbitrary creation from a higher being by stating that all living organisms on Earth, including…
Darwin gives a lot of evidence towards his evolutionary theory in his conclusion. One thing that stood out to me…
The most difficult aspect of proving the Theory of Evolution through Natural Selection is that all species are still…
To help convince readers of his theory of natural selection, Darwin used a multitude of arguments. He began by addressing…
Darwin used a few examples in his writings such as animals changing to their environment, physical characteristics, and even losing…
Darwin believed that all species originated with one species. He says that natural selection exists largely based on the belief…
Darwin argued that evolution must be correct by stating that we must have all had a common ancestor somewhere along…
Darwin definitely had many ideas on how to convince the readers about how evolution through natural selection was the correct…