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Human Nature and Selfishness

that mankind is hardwired for selfishness and are a slave to these drives whether we understand or are cognizant of them in the fi...

The Phenomenon Known as Ageing

increased number of T cells with identical phenotypes which are found in the elderly....

Understanding Sickle Cell Anemia

and intermittent episodes of vascular occlusion causing both acute and chronic pain. It is estimated that 70,000 Americans of diff...

How Children Grow Up To Understand Genetic And Gender Differences

of how children understand the genetic implications of gender masculinity and femininity, with a prominent factor being that male ...

Why Employers Should Not Be Able to Do Genetic Testing

states have passed legislation making the practice illegal (Schafer, 2001). One would think that ones blood is private as are medi...

DISCRIMINATION SUITES BASED ON GENETICS

The question we need to ask ourselves here, however, is whether such discrimination, legally, can already take place. The National...

The Effects Of Genetic Engineering And Chemical Additives To Basic Food Production In The United States

demineralization two of the most important factors. Storing food has undergone significant modification due to the distance commo...

Genetic Diversity and the Origin of Life

According to one theory, the universe and its components were formed in a single cataclysmic explosion between ten and twenty mill...

Genetic Influence on Elite Athletic Performance

of the test in making an educated guess as to a childs athletic future when a child is below age 9 (Lite). In other words, the tes...

The Ethics of Genetic Testing

no matter what the results are, they would not terminate the pregnancy. Hence, this debate in part has to do with the consequences...

The Many Applications of Genetic Engineering

can be amplified. Copies can be made off of the original template to use in biological and medical research and other application...

The Pros and Cons of Genetic Engineering

fictional, of course, yet it brings home some very interesting points regarding genetic engineering. First, agriculture has turne...

Developing a Genetic Vaccine for Malaria

pathogen"; that is, they have to be able to counter the disease if it mutates (Ivory and Chadee, 2004). As noted above, its been d...

Homosexuality: Choice Or Biological Predisposition?

beliefs" (Foner et al, 1991). The act of ridiculing gays and lesbians even back then has made it difficult for them in todays wor...

The Environmental and Genetic Determinants of Adult Development

This is a paper that contains two pages and considers the influence of culture and genetics in the human developmental process and...

The Positive and Negative Effects of Using Cloning to Treat Genetic Disease

Switching around an embryos mitochondria might appear innocent enough but we must realize that mitochondrial genes act well outsid...

The Prevalence of Seasonal Affective Disorder in the Nordic Countries

the increased distance from the equator. In Studies in North America Rosenthal (1983) observed a prevalence in the winter of 1.4%...

Genetic Testing for Congenital Anomalies

based on the results?" (Pinsky, et al, 2001, p. 168). In the case of breast cancer, once a mutation that can cause cancer has be...

Asthma: A Research Proposal

chests as well as wheezing and coughing. The physiological reasons for these responses include spasms in the smooth muscle tissu...

Genetic Engineering: Ethics

a viable way to circumvent the need for a fertile man and woman to have intercourse in order to conceive a child. Now, in the twe...

The Biological Bases of Behavior

parents have a heightened probability of developing alcoholism than do children of nonalcoholic parents (Grucza and Bierut 172). ...

MANAGING CHANGE AND CHAOS

management will impact not only the ophthalmic practice, but this practices position in relationship to the industry. The Ophthalm...

Prevention And Treatment Programs For Alcohol Abuse

prevention of alcohol abuse from a community perspective has made Sacramento, California a precedent setting city whereby extended...

Mass Extinction: Comparison of Flora and Fauna

may be severely affected by this extinction period as early as 2100. PBS reports that, while scientists like David Jablonski belie...

Genetic Research, Trend Towards Personalized Medicine

envisioned as means to optimize care, taking it to a new level of quality. The technologies associated with this trend have result...

Ethics of Gene Therapy

have become capable of changing genets. Genetic research is the latest large area of study in the broader field of genetics. While...

Introduction to Psychobiology

the brain waves. Electrodes are places on the scalp and a machine picks up the shape and types of waves, e.g., alpha waves or beta...

Gonadal Dysgenesis

Synopsis Genetic abnormalities often have distinct...

How Cultures Play A Role Where Emotions Are Concerned

only one child per family --otherwise leaving the parents to face fines, taxes and the absence of governmental support -- has been...

The Impacts of Down Syndrome

Introduction Down syndrome results from a chromosomal anomaly. Instead of a child having the normal twenty chromosomes the...