In recent years, The Biotechnology has become one of the most significant inventions in the world. Just the other day in the newspaper there was a report of a case of the brain-computer interface technology. This kind of technique can let the paralysis patient control the mechanical arm and can feed by them. According to the report, we already have the robot that can be controlled by code, there has never before been a published report of a case of a human can control robot. The Biotechnology is also used in the sports area. The Athletic and Cognitive Enhancement is one of the biggest issues in the past fifty years. Many athlete today seem to be stronger and better than the twenty century. We tend to believe that the Biotechnology plays a decisive …show more content…
Pistorius was born without some of the leg bones, so he must uses prosthetic legs which can help him to attend the game. Unexpectedly, he run so much faster in the 2008 Beijing Olympic game and broke the record. After he made this magnificent feat. There were some experts that made some testings on his artificial leg and came to a conclusion. They said his leg is so much lighter than normal people leg and he could save 25% energy after he finish the 400 meter. This case has raised many ethical problems. There is a diversity of opinion about whether such a invention is right or wrong. Someone worry that this kind of technique will be abused because they are unethical, but some people think these techniques are very useful and they can use in many area. I will begin with a description of the process and this case. Then I will look at some of the arguments about whether it is true. Finally, it will draw some conclusion about whether we believe …show more content…
the author and others argue that with the right kinds of safeguards the Biotechnology would be just as ethically acceptable as the brain-computer interface. And the author said “In terms of liberty, defenders of biotechnology will argue that individuals have a right to do whatever they want to their own bodies, a right to enhance their performance, a right to use technology to choose their own offspring, and a right to find ways to profit and benefit from technology so long as they do not hurt other people. ”(Barbara 480) The arguments of professor seem reasonable. I especially agree with him that people have right to do what they want to do if they do not hurt other people. Just like the “blade runner”. If he do not use the high technology leg, he cannot break the paralympic world records. In the other hand, the biotechnology could change our world. It can make the impossible possible. More deeply, the biotechnology is giant progress on human
Brianna Sauve Mods 7-8 English Research Project January 21,2015 Cloning is a topic discussed by many people. Cloning is controversial because there are both good and bad things about it. There are issues with the technology used in cloning. There are also scientists cloning embryos, animals, etc for research when that is not allowed. Cloning is tied to the story The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot, because it was mentioned in one of the chapters.
doctors, nurses), education (teachers, professors, officials), and journalism. As a result of the growing technology, these careers have been improved significantly compared to what we once knew. In medicine technology is seen as a helpful tool, reviving hope for patients and doctors alike. A new emerging technology is the Brain-Computer Interface, which was designed out of the desire to help paralysed individuals to use a computer through their brain; further advancements could help them to move their paralysed limbs.
Throughout this passage you have been informed all about prosthetics. The concepts of a prosthetic practitioner are for the most part simple. In history, prosthetics go back to the Egyptian time and are now very advanced, in addition have improved tremendously. This career requires the completion of a master’s program, but with the increasing job employment in the future, it is almost a guarantee to find a job. Sadly, people lose limbs every day, but with the help of prosthetic practitioners there is a solution to limb
The first reason he explained was how it would increase the level of intensity in today’s athletics. Smith believes that steroids would boost athletics to a “higher level.”
If someone's leg got amputated, that person couldn't go for a run to get exercise. Instead, maybe that person could push themselves in a wheelchair around a track. For example, I work with an organization called South East Consortium (SEC). We help kids and adults with special needs get active. A program called UCan runs every Saturday.
Everyone knows Terry Fox, the man who travelled the world with one leg, but what made his journey possible after he got his leg removed, what gave him the hope to keep going? Good morning/afternoon teachers and classmates, today is the day where you learn about the inspiring technology of prosthetic limbs. Some of you may not even know what a prosthetic is or how it works, but you may have heard of or know about the Paralympics. I see the paralympics as an opportunity for people with prosthetic limbs to show the world that they are not so different, that they can do the same thing as people with natural limbs. A prosthetic limb is an artificially made substitute for a limb lost through a defect present at birth or caused by an accident,
As a society we are adapting, changing, and growing every day. Genetic modification is happening; many people are just not aware. Genetic engineering is great for society because it can cause many new advancements for the as in world with no diseases and a world without hunger. “There is a good case for exploring all ideas relevant to our current concerns, no matter where they lead” (Pinker 533). Although no one knows how far genetic enhancing and cloning could go makes it a dangerous idea, does not mean as a society that we ignore it.
Since human beings are born, people always try to find a general standard to judge our morality and behaviors. We call this standard as moral compass, people expect that a stable moral compass can become the rules of all human behaviors. In Hal Herzog’s essay “Animals Like Us”, he points out that people have a very contradictory mentality when they face relationship between human and animals becuause people have their own ideas and attitudes about different animals. That is why people do not have a stable moral compass when they face different animals. The same moral issues also exist when people deal with the influences about the new genetic technologies.
The experiment was executed well. Yet, there are unethical practices happened during the experiment. First, the participants were not fully informed about the experiment. The researchers did not explain to the participants the processes in conducting the experiment. The participants were not informed that they would be arrested by cops in their homes.
James Joyce once said that “mistakes are the portals of discovery.” However, when it comes to the field of genetic engineering, specifically cloning, mistakes, or even discoveries, could turn out to be disastrous. Victor Frankenstein found this out when, in the book Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, he discovers the secrets to creating life which, some might say, led to a horrifying 8 foot tall creature. Nonetheless, cloning has become a lucrative field in the past twenty years since the first sheep was cloned. The process of cloning is essentially extracting tissue from an organism and growing the tissue within a laboratory by means of asexual reproduction.
Editing of the human genome in the past has been only a sight seen in dystopia works such as Brave New World. Now, genetic enhancement is a prevalent today and people are beginning to realize the issues that can arise from creating these designer babies. Gene editing can be helpful to eradicate life changing disabilities. Yet, the term disability does not correctly label these differently abled people, as the idea of what is considered disabled has changed overtime. To fully understand the consequences and implications of genetic selection and enhancement of human embryos, society must mature and declare lines of what is and is not ethically moral.
Frankenstein brought the monster to life by sending electricity through certain points of the body. He learned that by doing this he might restore life to a body he had created. Scientists today are trying to create functional prosthetic limbs. Doctors and scientists have discovered a couple of ways to do this. One way to do this is place electrodes on remaining muscle near the amputation site.
The filmmaker, Andrew Niccol, endeavors to convey the idea that human mind has more power than genetically superior physique. He condemns the idea of genetic profiles being the only criteria of human ability, and further suggests that people must be judged based on their passion, willpower, and spirit. In the film Gattaca, two contrasting groups of people are present. One is the naturally born, including the main protagonist Vincent, and the other is the genetically engineered, such as Anton and Gerome. He expresses his idea through the juxtaposition of these two groups.
This kind of technology has the potential to add years to athlete’s careers by practicing safe training and game time techniques. As time progresses, and technology advances, the world of sports can be completely different as we know it
Allowing robotics to gain new technology might result in the threat to human existence. Also, as DNA technology develops, there will be more opportunities to receive new treatments, but it will lead to the concern that personal DNA data will be exposed. The reason why these ethical problems occur is that regulations and laws cannot keep up with the technology since it takes some time to enact them. Despite the bright side of emerging technology, there are always ethical problems, and still engage a lot of