In the article by John Harris he mentions that people inherently think of embryo modification as being unnatural and that…
The example I want to use is about the mosquitos. The exhilarating part of using CRISPR could means that this…
I have found CRISPR technology to be a super interesting topic to me, and I have enjoyed reading about it…
I first heard of CRISPR technology in my microbiology course of 2017. I was at first repulsed by the idea…
GMOs are undoubtedly a double edged sword when it comes to CRISPR technology. In regards to agriculture, GMOs easily have…
I am interested in the text by Harris, because gene editing on humans is ultimately the most intriguing. One of…
To preface, my viewpoint of gene modification is largely skewed by the fact that I have never been threatened…
An example from the readings about CRISPR technology that both excites and frightens me is the picking and choosing of…
In Michael Specters article on the gene revolution he mentions the possibility to eliminate malaria by rendering the mosquito that…
For a long time now, I have known that CRISPR technology was highly debated on whether we can ethically use…
With a steadily increasing socio-economic gap within the United States and around most of the world, Darnovsky’s point of the…
Our future with concern to gene editing is at the forefront with the inexplicably awesome new CRISPER technology. From the…
The most blatant, easy and quite frankly obvious answer to the question is that I believe that the idea…
One thing that blows my mind in the “DNA Revolution” by Michael Specter is the fact that scientists have come…
CRISPR-Cas9 technology offers a huge scope of possibilities. One that seems to have the most substantial and immediate benefit is…
CRISPR Technology is one of the newer technologies out there. It also happens to have the most upside and potentially…
An exhilarating opportunity that the CRISPR technology could provide was the idea of organ transplants for animals, such as pigs.…
“No scientific discovery of the past century holds more promise or raises more troubling ethical questions. Most provocatively, if CRISPR…
An example from the reading I would choose would be when James used CRISPR technologies to engineer a version of…
One exciting thing about CRISPR technology is the possibility of using animal organs in people who are sick. Michael Specter…
In Michael Specter’s National Geographic article, he talks about the use of CRISPR in the editing of mosquito genes. This…
The example that stood out to me is from the DNA-Revolution article when Specter talks about the work of George…
One example of CRISPR technology that is discussed is using gene editing to attempt to eliminate diseases. The exhilarating aspects…
I’ve heard a lot about CRISPR technology over the course of this past year, but one thing that I haven’t…
One interesting potentiality covered from the readings is Anthony James’s work with eradicating certain types of mosquitoes that are responsible…
One aspect of genetic engineering that is both exhilarating and frightening was brought up by Michael Specter in National Geographic.…
One of the most intriguing examples of gene editing is its power to “enhance” physical and cosmetic characteristics in humans.…
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…
To be able to change the genetic process of disease would not only save lives, but could possibly save billions…
CRISPR has the potential to be beneficial, but has aspects that can be frightening. Animal organs have been discussed as…
In the “Pro and Con” article by Harris and Darnovsky, they both discuss the idea of embryo modification being unnatural.…
The combination of gene drive and CRISPR, as described in “DNA Revolution”, is a technology that I find both exhilarating…
“But gene editing, which would result in sterile mosquitoes, could help save the birds without destroying their surroundings. “Using genetics…
One example from the readings about CRISPR technology that is both exhilarating and frightening is the research discussed in Specter’s…
From Marcy Darnovsky’s article, I will talk about the idea of genes and babies. On the one hand, it is…
Technology has always been made to make our lives easier, efficient, faster, and entertaining, making the quality of life a…
The most exhilarating and frightening passages I read from the three articles was a sentence that caught my eye in…
The whole CRISPR technology thing is pretty new to me and it is very intriguing. The whole concept of altering…
I think gene editing has enormous potential, especially when it comes to altering DNA so that certain insects like mosquitoes…
The very thought of modifying one’s traits and genome was unheard of 50 years ago. With the development of CRISPR…
The argument for and against gene editing through the CRISPR technology has created a lot of controversy within the last…
“Gene drives have the power to override the traditional rules of inheritance (Specter, p. 2).” Man, that packs a lot…
Gene editing with CRISPR to develop organs with pigs for human use sounds very exciting. Personally, I wouldn’t have a…
One example I saw that was quite exciting was the fact that you could engineer a mosquito whose offspring would…
It isn’t the only the unknown consequences that startle us the most about advancements such as CRISPR, but also the…
One of the many examples of the fact that much of the CRISPR technology is both exhilarating yet terrifying, is…
CRISPR, a power in the hands of humans making scientists able to alter, delete and rearrange the DNA of nearly…
Like humans, various animal can have diseases that will significantly impact the population. In the case of the Black-Footed Ferret,…
The example that stood out to me most was regarding mosquitoes in Specter’s National Geographic article. The fact that we…
CRISPR technology is a scientific invention that has the power to change our current realities of illness and disease. We…
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Progressing faster and faster each day, CRISPR technology presents many new outcomes for future societies. One example from the reading…
CRISPR technology is undoubtedly a huge success for the field of biology, but a deservingly questionable technology as well. In…
One of the most interesting are of CRISPR technology is embryo modification. This is the ability to modify human embryos…
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…
CRISPER technology is very amazing technology. It allows for scientists to quickly modify the DNA of almost any living organism…
CRISPR technology allows scientists the power to correct and delete genes in order to cure disease, fight pests, save extinct…
Though aspects of biology have been studied for millennia, a promising new technology known as CRISPR-Cas9 has emerged within the…
The most exhilarating example that I read from the text was in the article from National Geographic by Specter and…
One of the most interesting possible uses for CRISPR in my opinion is using it to make mosquitoes no longer…
Michael Specter’s paper, How the DNA Revolution is Changing Us, talks about the possibility of changing the genome of living…
I wanna talk about organs. Gene editing has an insanely fantastic potential in medicine but the purifying of organs from…
In Michael Specter’s paper “How the DNA Revolution is Changing Us” he talks about Phelan’s work on Black Footed Ferrets.…
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…
One example of a possible advancement in science using CRISPR technology is the ability to modify the genome of animals…
The introduction of CRISPR into the scientific repertoire of technological fixes, brings with it various pros and cons. For example,…
CRISPR can edit genes, delete or replace parts of DNA, and has the power to even treat illnesses once thought…
In Specter’s article regarding CRISPR technology, both the positive and negative consequences are discussed intensely. The most promising positive consequence…
In Specter’s writings he talks about the Black-footed ferret and how they are struggling in existence being so close to…
The black-footed ferret is a very interesting situation that I find very interesting. Using CRISPR technology to diversify the gene…
One of the examples in Specters article talks about about gene drives and the power to edit the genetic code.…
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…
In the Specter article, the author talks about the exciting aspects of CRISPR technology. Using this technology, scientists can permanently…
The future for eliminating biological illnesses and helping reduce the growing problem of instinct animals is here and it’s called…
As I was reading through the National Geographic articles that detail CRISPR technology I found many things that were interesting. …
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…
Michael Specter offers a well thought out and seemingly modern question to ask those who read his article, is the…