Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 33 views

    Bio Ethics Timeline and Controversies: Stem Cells & Cloning 3/23/05

    Uploaded by

    Sheerin Sulthana
    This document discusses bioethics topics including stem cells, cloning, and genetic engineering. It provides a timeline of major developments in ethics and science from the 1860s to the present. Some current controversial issues addressed are whether a mother should be liable for harming her unborn child through drugs/alcohol, genetically modifying children, mandatory vaccinations, genetically modifying food, and selling organs. The document explores these issues and asks for opinions.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Bio Ethics Timeline and Controversies: Stem Cells & Cloning 3/23/05

    Uploaded by

    Sheerin Sulthana
    33 views18 pages
    This document discusses bioethics topics including stem cells, cloning, and genetic engineering. It provides a timeline of major developments in ethics and science from the 1860s to the present. Some current controversial issues addressed are whether a mother should be liable for harming her unborn child through drugs/alcohol, genetically modifying children, mandatory vaccinations, genetically modifying food, and selling organs. The document explores these issues and asks for opinions.

    Original Description:

    BIOSAFETY

    Original Title

    Bio Ethics

    Copyright

    © Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)

    Available Formats

    PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    This document discusses bioethics topics including stem cells, cloning, and genetic engineering. It provides a timeline of major developments in ethics and science from the 1860s to the present. Some current controversial issues addressed are whether a mother should be liable for harming her unborn child through drugs/alcohol, genetically modifying children, mandatory vaccinations, genetically modifying food, and selling organs. The document explores these issues and asks for opinions.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as ppt, pdf, or txt
    33 views18 pages

    Bio Ethics Timeline and Controversies: Stem Cells & Cloning 3/23/05

    Uploaded by

    Sheerin Sulthana
    This document discusses bioethics topics including stem cells, cloning, and genetic engineering. It provides a timeline of major developments in ethics and science from the 1860s to the present. Some current controversial issues addressed are whether a mother should be liable for harming her unborn child through drugs/alcohol, genetically modifying children, mandatory vaccinations, genetically modifying food, and selling organs. The document explores these issues and asks for opinions.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as ppt, pdf, or txt
    of 18

    Bio Ethics Timeline and Controversies

    Stem Cells & Cloning 3/23/05

    What is Bio-Ethics?
    The study of the ethical and moral implications of new biological discoveries and biomedical advances, as in the fields of genetic engineering and drug research Examples?

    Stem Cells & Cloning 3/23/05

    Why Bioethics?

    Stem Cells & Cloning 3/23/05

    Current Bioethical Issues


    Check the local news paper Stem cells (state, national, international) Genetically Engineered Organisms Knowing your genes In vetro fertilization choosing your child's genes and characteristics Chemicals exposures human health Environmental health

    Stem Cells & Cloning 3/23/05

    The Commons

    The Tragedy of the Commons By Garrett Hardin, Science, 1968

    Stem Cells & Cloning 3/23/05

    Bioethics
    Van Rensselaer Potter
    "Biology combined with diverse humanistic knowledge forging a science that sets a system of medical and environmental priorities for acceptable survival. Global Bioethics (1988)

    -------- 1911 - 2001 -------Stem Cells & Cloning 3/23/05

    Ethics and Science


    1860s - Scientific method in medicine, Gregor Mendel 1928 - Penicillin discovered widely used WWII 1920s - Lead in gasoline, lead in paint 1931 - 30 states had sterilization laws on books 1932 - Tuskegee syphilis study initiated 1947 - Nuremberg - The Doctors Trial 1952 - First open heart surgery & Chlorpromazine 1953 - Structure of DNA Watson & Crick 60s - Thalidomide, mercury, chronic hemodialysis, amniocentesis, informed consent, IRBs 70s - Hastings Center founded, bioethics defined, Tuskegee noticed
    Stem Cells & Cloning 3/23/05

    Ethics and Science


    1973 Roe V. Wade Unrestricted access to abortion 1978- First Test Tube ever born 80s - Recombinant microorganism could be patented, lead is harmful to developing brain 90s - molecular biology, sequencing of human genome (other species), Jurassic Park 1996- Dolly the sheep is the first Mammal ever cloned 00s - US stem cell research restricted 2003- Human Genome project complete ? - Human cloned?

    Stem Cells & Cloning 3/23/05

    Human Clones?

    Are there human clones? Yes Identical Twins


    (Time 2.19.01)
    Stem Cells & Cloning 3/23/05

    Cloning Defined
    What is cloning? Asexual reproduction Examples? Bacteria, fungus Plants cutting potato Farm animals

    Stem Cells & Cloning 3/23/05

    Cloning Dolly

    1997 - 2003
    (Roslin Institute http://www.roslin.ac.uk/library/)
    Stem Cells & Cloning 3/23/05

    Cloning A Sheep

    (Roslin Institute http://www.roslin.ac.uk/library/)

    Stem Cells & Cloning 3/23/05

    IVF In Vitro Fertilization


    Baby conceived in a test tube and implanted in a Uterus Available since 1986 About 100,000 IVF kids in U.S. Often creates extra embryos some would like to use for Stem Cell research. U.S. - About 400,000 frozen embryos (unregulated) England 52,000 (regulated by government)
    Stem Cells & Cloning 3/23/05

    Controversies:
    Should a mother be legally liable for drinking or doing drugs while pregnant? This of course would cause harm to their unborn child. Opinion?

    Stem Cells & Cloning 3/23/05

    Controversies:
    Should you be allowed to genetically modify your children before they are born to prevent disease? What about to change eye color, make them taller, stronger, smarter, better behaved? Opinion:

    Stem Cells & Cloning 3/23/05

    Controversies:
    Should college students be forced to get the meningitis vaccine?
    Opinion

    Stem Cells & Cloning 3/23/05

    Controversies:
    Should food and chemical corporations genetically modify food to yield more product, make food more nutritious, or make food taste better? Would you eat this food? Opinion

    Stem Cells & Cloning 3/23/05

    Controversies:
    Should people be allowed to sell their extra kidney or a portion of their liver to a person in need of a transplant? This is currently illegal Opinion

    Stem Cells & Cloning 3/23/05

    You might also like