the sale of a genetically engineered potato.
Recently the FDA approved the sale of a genetically engin" rel="nofollow">ineered potato. A gene was changed that subsiquentally allowed the potatoes to be immune from Potato
Blight.
Which of these recombin" rel="nofollow">inant DNA do you consider ethical? Answer on the chart below:
Yes or no Reason and notes
Manipulation of a species own genes
Insertin" rel="nofollow">ing a gene from another species
Turnin" rel="nofollow">ing on or off genes but not puttin" rel="nofollow">ing new ones in" rel="nofollow">in
Insertin" rel="nofollow">ing a gene from another type of potato
Removin" rel="nofollow">ing a human gene and placin" rel="nofollow">ing it in" rel="nofollow">in a potato so it will grow human hair (baldness is a BIG problem)
Placin" rel="nofollow">ing a potato gene in" rel="nofollow">in a human to replace starch missin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in the body
Placin" rel="nofollow">ing a correct hemoglobin" rel="nofollow">in gene in" rel="nofollow">in a patient with sickle cell anemia
2. it seems as though we are hearin" rel="nofollow">ing about Transgendered people often now. This is not a disease and we are not sure if it is in" rel="nofollow">inherited.
a. How many transgendered babies are born each year?
b. How could it be determin" rel="nofollow">ined if a newborn is transgendered?
c. Some societies have accepted transgendered people for a long time. Name ONE.
d. What would you do if your daughter at age 3 said she was a boy?
e. States are passin" rel="nofollow">ing laws about which bathroom a transgendered child can use. Some say NO CHANGE and some say ALLOW THE CHILD TO CHOOSE. What do you thin" rel="nofollow">ink about
this?
3. There are many cases, and there are many opin" rel="nofollow">inions of testin" rel="nofollow">ing. Answer the followin" rel="nofollow">ing and explain" rel="nofollow">in your reasons:
If a woman went to her doctor to test if she is pregnant…
a. Will the doctor tell the patient the results?
b. Will the doctor tell the husband/boy friend of the woman the results?
c. If the woman is 13, will the doctor tell her parents.
d. If another doctor calls for medical in" rel="nofollow">information will this in" rel="nofollow">information be sent?,
e. Tell the police this in" rel="nofollow">information, if asked.
f. Advise the woman of any conditions that showed up when the child was tested?.
g. Give ONE reason why a doctor would NOT tell a woman the results.
h. Would the answer for “g”change if the test showed a serious disease?
i. Would your answer change for “g”, if the test showed her husband was not the father?
4. Bodies of executed in" rel="nofollow">individuals might be exhumed and tested for DNA
a. What test would they preform?
b. Where might the DNA come from
c. Has this ever happened? details
b. What might happen if the state had executed the wrong man?
c. Who would benefit from testin" rel="nofollow">ing the dead?
d. Could someone sueif they the person was not guilty? Explain" rel="nofollow">in