Genetics, Genetic Research and Cloning The Human Genome Project
- Date: January 14, 2004
- Level: University, Bachelor's
- Grade: A-
- Length: 8 pages (2013 words)
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human genome project, cloning, structure of dna, university of wyoming, great strides, genetic research, ...ethical issues, genetics, apa format, medicine, biomedical research, great controversy, running head, james watson, nobel prize
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Eight page paper outlining the Human Genome Project, a research study and project involving cloning of DNA for medical and research use. Written as an ethical issues paper from a nurse's standpoint. It includes the history of the project and uses today and in the future. Also includes potential ethical issues regarding cloning. Complete with references in APA format.
Running head: GENETICS, GENETIC RESEARCH AND CLONING
Genetics, Genetic Research and Cloning
The Human Genome Project
Melissa A. Buzbee
University of Wyoming
When James Watson won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1962 for discovering the structure of DNA, he opened up a whole new area of science and research that has led to great strides in medicine, as well as great controversy.
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... health care setting, new methods will make it possible to read the instructions contained in an individual person's DNA. Such knowledge may foretell future disease and alert patients and their health care providers to undertake better preventative strategies (Collins, 1999), while respecting the diversity in cultures and traditions (Van Ommen, 2002).
References
Collins, F.S. (1999). Shattuck Lecture - Medical and Societal Consequences of the Human Genome Project [Special Article]. The New England Journal of Medicine, 342(1), 28-37.
The National Human Genome Research Institute. (n.d.). Educational Resources: National Human Genome Research Institute Fact Sheet. Retrieved September 13, 2003, from http://www.genome.gov/10001167
Pennisi, E.
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