Essays Tagged: "Gene therapy"

Gene Therapy

Gene TherapyBecoming ever more popular as research continues, gene therapy offers a new approach in ... g ever more popular as research continues, gene therapy offers a new approach in the battle against genetically spawn diseases and malformations. Rather than using the traditional methods of using age ... ses and malformations. Rather than using the traditional methods of using agents that interact with gene products to alter their phenotype, gene therapy may be the key to modify specific genes and pro ...

(7 pages) 227 1 4.6 Apr/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Biotechnology

Cystic Fibrosis

abies born with cystic fibrosis reach adulthood, and further advances, particularly in the field of gene therapy, may produce even better treatments in the coming years.Cystic fibrosis is caused by a ... may produce even better treatments in the coming years.Cystic fibrosis is caused by a defect in the gene responsible for developing cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). A protei ...

(4 pages) 141 1 4.2 May/2002

Subjects: Science Essays

Cystic Fibrosis And Gene Therapy.

Contents1 Summary2 Cystic Fibrosis3 Gene Therapy4 Gene Therapy and Cystic Fibrosis5 Problems With Gene Therapy6 Recent Developments in G ... ibrosis5 Problems With Gene Therapy6 Recent Developments in Gene Therapy7 Ethical Issues Related to Gene therapy8 ConclusionSummaryGenes, which are carried on chromosomes, are the basic physical and f ... on chromosomes, are the basic physical and functional units of heredity. The amount of information geneticists have discovered about genes in the last 20 years is staggering. It was only in 1973 that ...

(5 pages) 146 3 4.6 Aug/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Evolution is a theory that is widely accepted throughout science.

anisms have been developed to account for many barriers faced by evolutionists. The current goal in genetic research is for creating an extension of human life; human beings intend to have inexhaustib ... tion seems to have reached a level that allows for endless possibility in this respect, such as via gene therapy, organ transplants, and various life-prolonging advancements, but some major issues hav ...

(2 pages) 58 2 2.7 Oct/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Genetic Engineering

Genetic EngineeringIn today's world, people are learning a great deal in the rapidly growing fields ... of many people recently is what us, as human beings, will be able to do through the development of genetic engineering. Many people are wondering if the manipulation of human cells is morally wrong t ... ation of human cells is morally wrong to the laws of nature or religion, especially in childbirth. "Genetic testing and gene therapy are at the forefront of medicine's future, according to experts in ...

(4 pages) 51 0 3.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

The advantages of using genetic engineering far outweigh the risks. Discuss.

ives are also happened to it, especially the field of medicine. The discussion about whether or not gene therapy should be used to cure life-threatening inherited illnesses in people's body. Therefore ... . Therefore before giving my opinion, I think it is important to look at the argument on both sides.Gene therapy is a technique for correcting defective genes responsible for disease development. Many ...

(1 pages) 37 0 2.5 May/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Genetics & Genome Projects

Gene Therapy

Introduction Human beings carry approximately half a dozen defective genes. Most people do not know this unless someone they know is affected by a genetic disorder. It i ... c disorder. It is believed that approximately one in ten people have, or will develop, an inherited genetic disorder, and there are approximately 2,800 specific conditions caused by defects or mutatio ... r, and there are approximately 2,800 specific conditions caused by defects or mutations in just one gene. Fortunately, there is a potential approach to the treatment of genetic disorders in humans kno ...

(13 pages) 133 0 5.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Genetics & Genome Projects

Aspects of Biology

re would be to consider how we are going to feed all the children that we bringing into this world. Genetically engineered food products are a perfect solution to this dilemma, however, they too need ... o eliminate some of the current problems and make the process easier and more efficient.With modern genetic modification, genes can be selected, isolated and inserted into another plant, without the n ...

(6 pages) 55 0 4.3 Nov/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

The limitations, assumptions and consequences to a cure for Cystic Fibrosis.

The defective gene that causes cystic fibrosis was discovered in 1989. Researchers are experimenting with correcti ... cystic fibrosis was discovered in 1989. Researchers are experimenting with correcting the defective gene. In 1993 a drug to thin mucus called Pulmozyme (dornase alfa) was introduced, and in 1997 an in ... of all, prevent it from occurring.While continuing to search for a cure, researchers are examining gene therapy - which can be applied to the lungs and making advances in drug therapy.Drugs like Pulm ...

(2 pages) 22 0 2.0 Aug/2005

Subjects: Science Essays

Genetic engineering: a great moral dilemma of our time

Genetic engineering is one of the great moral dilemmas of our time. More particularly Genetic engine ... dilemmas of our time. More particularly Genetic engineering, but as the scientists like to call it "Genetic Therapy". Genetic therapy can be used to repair genes, treat cancer, germ-line therapy, ther ... nes, treat cancer, germ-line therapy, therapeutic cloning and sport enhancements.GE in the form of 'gene therapy' could be used to repair damaged or replace missing genes in people who have genetic di ...

(2 pages) 42 0 3.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Genetic Engineering

roduction of "super livestock and crops". Inversely, many people disagree with either some forms of gene therapy or all of gene therapy. Gene therapy is very risky and may cause more harm than good. T ... een the U.S. and the USSR. In this situation there was obviously more bad done than there was good. Genetic engineering can end up the same way; there may not be a war but there will be more harm than ...

(2 pages) 49 0 3.0 Jun/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Genetics & Genome Projects

Gene-therapy: How will it Change the Future of Genetic Disorders

of roads and landmarks, this was a map of letters. It was "a rough map of the 3 billion letters of genetic instructions that make us who [we] are" ("First"). On Monday, 26 June 2000, the researchers ... ough? How will this help mankind? One area to which this knowledge can be applied is in the area of gene-therapy. Gene-therapy is now being tested to treat and cure some common genetic disorders. Like ...

(9 pages) 69 0 3.0 Jul/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Genetics & Genome Projects

Genetic Engineering

What Is Genetic Engineering?Oxford Dictionary: Genetic engineering is the use of various methods to manipula ... oducts or to change hereditary traits.Dictionary.com: The scientific alteration of the structure of genetic material in a living organism. It involves the production and use of recombinant DNA and has ... inant DNA and has been employed to create bacteria that synthesize insulin and other human proteins.Gene TherapyGene therapy is designed to introduce genetic material into cells to compensate for abno ...

(3 pages) 33 0 4.5 Sep/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Genetics & Genome Projects

Gene Therapy

Gene therapy shows promise for Parkinson'sSevere tremors, rigidity of the limbs and loss of muscle c ... ain's muscle control centers.Researchers had two teams that used the same technology for performing gene therapy. They inserted a desired gene into a common virus called adeno-associated virus. The ge ... s' leaders had no financial ties to the company.One team study, led by Dr. Matthew J During, used a gene that is the blueprint for an enzyme called glutamic acid decarboxylase. This enzyme converts ch ...

(1 pages) 11 0 0.0 Nov/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Arguments Against Genetic Engineering

rld are working extremely hard to try and determine what makes us who we are; they are decoding our genetic make-up. Within the text of this paper I hope to show you what I think about genetic researc ... n.Someday we will be able to go to the corner grocery store and pick up a little something called a gene therapy medication. Rogaine may not be the choice of men in the future; instead, they will pick ...

(4 pages) 14 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Cystic Fibrosis: A Case For Gene Therapy

Cystic Fibrosis "“ A Case For Gene TherapyCystic Fibrosis is caused by the mutation in the gene, which is located in the long arm ... e protein and thus disrupting the binding site for ATP in the protein. Cystic Fibrosis is inherited genetically from one generation to the next due to an autosomal recessive allele. People suffering f ... due to an autosomal recessive allele. People suffering from Cystic Fibrosis are homozygous for the gene causing the disease, which means that both parents must be carriers of the disease. For these p ...

(3 pages) 34 0 3.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Designer Babies

The hypothesis of this paper is whether or not genetically engineered babies are acceptable for todays world and how they'll act on the baby. The f ... roject will have decoded all 3 billion of the chemical letters that are involved to form our 70,000 genes (Designer Babies 1998). With all human genes known it' only one more step until scientists can ... ). With all human genes known it' only one more step until scientists can safely begin altering the genes of babies. At first, when the scientists of gene therapy first began their experiments ...

(1 pages) 13 0 1.0 Aug/2001

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Genetic Engineering

maybe even reversed. How can this be done? This goal some think can be attained through the use of gene alteration. Currently gene alteration is still a bit shaky, skeptics say it will never b ... skeptics say it will never be a fully functioning part of our society. Supporters say that someday gene therapy will be able to detect and fight cancer, improve our way of life, and become a tool of ...

(2 pages) 13 0 0.0 Feb/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Genetics & Genome Projects

Cloning

Cloning: Frontiers of Genetic Engineering David Jefferis Crabtree Publishing Company, New YorkISBN 0-7787-0048-8 This book ... had fifteen chapters, but is more divided into three sections: Introduction to Cloning, Advance of Genetics, and a Summary. In the Introduction it explains what genes and clones are and how they work ... ntroduction it explains what genes and clones are and how they work. It also goes into the roots of genetic engineering, with life changes and evolution. Once that is covered it talks about a man name ...

(2 pages) 12 0 4.0 Nov/2007

Subjects: Science Essays > Genetics & Genome Projects