Whilst the sanctity and well-being of life has been held at the pinnacle of homocentric ethics and morals, the interests of non-humans have been neglected due to a common belief that the life of an animal is insignificant and therefore expendable. Humankind has assumed position at the top of a power...

During the past decade, genetic engineering has been a very controversial issue facing our world that ultimately questions our power as humans to control nature. Genetic engineering has many potential benefits, such as curing all diseases, growing more food, and altering our genes, but these advan...

Cloning Human cloning for reproductive purposes is a highly controversial and widely misunderstood issue that must be carefully examined and decided upon. The media has promoted ignorant responses to this issue by bluntly attacking the possibility of using cloning and paying little attention...

The surface area of our Earth is far from increasing, and the rate at which we populate it is far from decreasing. Larger countries, such as China have even applied certain taxes and laws to prevent families from becoming too large by their own standards. For example, the taxes a family pays would...

Fetal DNA Modification Fetal DNA modification, what is it? Fetal DNA Modification is a type of germ line gene therapy, but it is only performed on fetuses. This is because of their abnormalities of their gene makeup that could cause hereditary disease. If a genetic disease is found during t...

The Positive Effects of Gene Altering Since the beginning of the human race, we have been looking. We have been looking for ways to make our lives healthier, more comfortable, and happier. In the beginning it was simple rocks, plants, and fires. As our technology advanced so did the comfort of...