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Behavior or Genetic Brood Parasitism Among the Common Cuckoo?

In fourteen pages a literature review of the common cuckoo in terms of brood parasitism is examined with the concepts of behavior ...

Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, and Ethics

In eight pages ethical dilemmas such as cloning and genetic engineering are examined within the context of these two classic works...

Genetic Predetermination and the Actions of Adolf Hitler

In fifteen pages this paper speculates on whether or not genetic predisposition could explain Hitler's actioins and what role if a...

2 Case Studies on Prevention Through Genetic Screening

In seventy pages this paper discusses World Health Organization and other genetic screening programs with a case study focus upon ...

A Genetic Enhancement Examination

Parents using genetic enhancement to pick physical and intellectual features of their children form the basis of this paper of nin...

Law and Genetic Testing

her family through the National Association for the Self-Employed (Schulman 16). As coordinator of the Fragile-X Center f...

Patau's Syndrome: Trisomy 13

of their facial expressions are indicative of the condition, although the public often looks upon them as being somewhat unusual. ...

Workplace and Genetic Testing

In eight pages this paper discusses employer use of genetic testing and the related legal, moral, ethical, and financial issues. ...

Genetic Predisposition and Alcoholism

In five pages alcoholism is examined from a genetic perspective and psychological and biological aspects are employed as supportiv...

Adolescent and Child Obesity

In eleven pages the problem of obesity in American children is examined in terms of adolescent health risks and causes that includ...

Biological Evolution and Cultural Evolution Compared and Contrasted

In five pages the ways in which the human population has been shaped by evolution is examined in a coparative analysis of genetic ...

Contemporary World and Genetic Competence

In five pages this paper examines the practice of genetic competence in this informational discussion. Seven sources are cited in...

Personality Theory of Hans Eysenck

In two pages this paper examines the genetic determinants that are a part of Eysenck's theory of personality with such concepts as...

Stating the Case for Genetic Predisposition and Alcoholism

In a paper consisting of five pages the genetic studies are compared with behavioral and environmental studies to conclude that al...

Genetic Engineering and Human Cloning

In fact, both cloning and genetic engineering attempt to take the gene pool out of the hands of nature and put it into the hands o...

Breeding Plants in the Future

apples or pears available for consumption, and no corn or green beans, that would be somewhat problematic. Few think about plant b...

Breeding Plants and Genetic Marker Uses

the story. The old fashioned way of plant breeding entailed crossing parent plants that had desirable characteristics, like resi...

Techniques of Biotechnological Transformation

In six pages genetic manipulation and breeding of plants are examined in this overview of biotechnology and techniques of transfor...

The Expensiveness, Seriousness, and Commonality of Alcoholism

the social costs." The remedy has been to treat the victims of alcohol abuse rather than to challenge the strong economic and poli...

Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, and Genetic Engineering

In three pages genetic engineering as they are represented in these two literary works are contrasted and compared in terms of the...

Advantages and Disadvantages of Genetic Engineering

In five pages genetic engineering as it modifies agricultural crops is examined in terms of the advantages and disadvantages of th...

A Proposed Adolescent Alcohol Use Assessment

In eight pages the environmental and genetic causes of teen alcohol usage are featured prominently in this study proposal based up...

Differing Viewpoints on Cloning

Should cloning be allowed? How about for humans? Should we be able to design our own children? Who owns genetic material? The poss...

Human Genetic Mapping Research, Pros and Cons

In twelve pages this paper discusses the research into human genetic mapping and evaluates pro and con arguments surrounding the i...

Sexual Preference and Genetics

In eight pages this paper examines heterosexuality v. homosexuality in terms of genetic basis proof. Five sources are cited in th...

Influenza and the Need for Current Vaccines

This paper reviews genetic drift as it occurs in influenza viruses. Vaccines must change yearly in order to address the changing ...

Person vs. Environment Debate, Behavior Influences

This paper presents the writer/tutor's opinion that neither personal nor environment factors are fully responsible for shaping hum...

Genetics, and the Future, Science Fiction

This research paper pertains to the topic of genetic manipulation and how advancements in this field were predicted by science fic...

The Genetic and Environmental Components of Asthma

This paper reviews this disease from both the perspective of individual genetic makeup and environmental exposure in order to disc...

Predicting and Treating Alzheimers

This paper explores the genetic and environmental factors associated with this debilitating disease. There are four sources in th...