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a. New research and tech can be exciting and the prospect of revolutionizing the world is unimaginable.

b. Scientists must stick to the ethical standards. They cannot afford to cut corners.

c. Some experiments and advancements in a process are difficult to execute ethically, meaning that researchers must find another way to get the results.

Source: Ryan, Kenneth J. "Scientific Research, Ethics, Scientific Misconduct."

Use the part in the article where it talks about how ethics is defined in a scientific setting.

2. H&B – Gene editing technology has made tremendous strides in recent years.

a. CRISPR/Cas9 is the technology that looks to have a future in the history books.

b. How gene editing technology started.

c. How CRISPR actually works; not too in depth, but enough to give a solid understanding.

Source: Knoepfler, Paul. GMO Sapiens : The Life-Changing Science of Designer Babies. Use paraphrase from Chapter 5/6 to build the idea that CRISPR has world-changing potential.

3. H&B – Mainstream events in gene editing technology show how CRISPR is holding up in the lab.

a. Scientists have made breakthroughs, including editing cells the way they wanted them.

b. Lab experiments have not gone without side effects and CRISPR is not near perfection.

c. It is available for anyone who willing to pay the money to choose the sex of their baby.

Source: Cyranoski, David and Sara Reardon. “Human Embryo Editing Sparks Epic Ethical Debate.” Scientific American. Use the part of the article that discusses the experiment and how while it worked, it did have its imperfections.

4. Cause – Scientists want to explore the possibilities of this technology, leading them to try things that are highly debatable from an ethics standpoint.

a. (I) – Scientists know the potential that CRISPR and genetic modification has. They just have to push some boundaries to reach that potential as quickly as possible. Ethics shows that the lengthy process must be followed to the letter, and not corners may be cut.

b. (E) – According to The Alliance for Humane Biotechnology, scientists in America are paying women for their eggs to do research. The egg donation process is untested, and therefore it is risky and unethical.

c. (S) – While this might seem like a fair shortcut to take, bribing young women to do something that could cause them harm is ridiculous. Until a safer and more tested option can be used for egg donation, this type of research cannot go on. It is examples like these that cause the overall ethical problem.

5. Cause – The media can be an influencer on peoples’ decision making. In a lot of cases, its showing all the negatives to a situation without even considering the positives.

a. (I) – If a certain group wants to push their viewpoint of an issue, they will publicize and article or a story that shows everything wrong with an issue.

b. (E) – In the book GMO Sapiens, Paul Knoepfler gives the example of the movie GATTACA. The movie shows a dystopian society where genetic enhancements have taken over the world.

c. (S) – The movie is interesting and while it is realistic, it does not show anything about the positives that genetic modification could do for humans. Instead, it shows how the concept rips families apart and gets people killed. To me, works like this seem awfully biased, but they are shown in high school classrooms to make young adults think a certain way on an issue they do not know the whole story to.