27 January 2008

 

In the News Today !

Scientists Take New Step Toward Man-Made Life

...the emerging field called synthetic biology !

Slide Show


Synthetic biology refers to both:

*the design and fabrication of biological components and systems that do not already exist in the natural world

*the re-design and fabrication of existing biological systems.

Watch the CNN video
Read the NYTimes Article
Here too, the Reuters Article
One more Article from the UK
Links to Synthetic Biology (1) (2)

1. Is the concept of "human created life" a good thing?Is it moral? Is it ethical?

2. Take a stand, yes or no, and write a minimum of 5 sentences to state and support your viewpoint.

3. Find a link that supports the viewpoint that is the opposite of your viewpoint, and tell what it states that is different from your opinion.

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Comments:
What will they think of next, eh?

I just hope they don't manufacture any viruses...

But I guess they can make good bacteria to beat up current diseases. The possibilities are endless?

But ofcourse, ethics can come into play, etc. etc.

Weird to think we've gotten this far.
 




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