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DNA Technology Justin Sanford A new piece of technology has just been created to help scientists to identify a variety of different animals and plants. The DNA barcoder allows scientists to use data from a tiny gene to distinguish one type of animal from another. The DNA barcoder is being used in the Rainforest of Costa Rica to help scientists find new species of butterflies and other insects. A more urban way that it is being used is in New York, where scientists are currently using the new technology to see if the fish in restaurants are actually the right type of fish. This astounding new piece of technology is helping scientists find new types of animals and plants worldwide. http://e360.yale.edu/content/feature.msp?id=2019 http://www.barcoding.si.edu/DNABarCoding.htm http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125988474375175571.html The Human Genome Project Taylor Nemetz The Human Genome Project (HGP) was an international research effort to map out and sequence all of the genes in our species, Homo Sapiens. Thanks to this project, all of the genes in our bodies –together known as the genome- are now able to be identified and categorized. The Human Genome Project was a major breakthrough because with the ability to read a human’s genes, many medical-related situations have been improved, such as earlier detection of diseases caused by genetics, improved diagnosis of disease, gene therapy for disease, and pharmacogenomics, or “custom drugs.” Recently, scientists have used genetic technologies to attempt to map out the genome of animals such as the mouse, and have been successful in the development of tools such as “knock out” and “knock in” genes, which involve things such as replacing genes with altered versions or altering a mouse gene in its original location. Using the “knock in” and “knock out” procedures in mouse models, researchers at the Jackson Laboratory are trying to better understand human diseases such as Down Syndrome, Cystic Fibrosis, Cancer, Glaucoma, Type 1 Diabetes, Heart Disease, Epilepsy, and several others. http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/home.shtml http://www.genome.gov/10005834 http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/AB/IE/Intro_The_Human_Genome.php Genetic Engineering James Rosso Genetic Engineering scientists and analysts are realizing and discovering that in the upcoming years, genetic engineering of all different species will be the spur in the economy’s side for the upcoming centuries. Recent discoveries have discovered that the cloning of an organism will not necessarily create and exact replica, and those characteristics such as personality, and sometimes even appearance, may not be able to be copied. Genetic engineering has already had an enormous influence on the agricultural aspect of America and other countries, feeding and infusing our crops with growth hormones and naturally occurring pesticides (considered safe for humans to consume). Some scientists suggest that genetic engineering will place natures last stand, evolution, into artificial means, and that the population as we know it will end up being altered to our (mankinds) tastes. However, despite the growing dangers and radical side effects of genetic engineering, genetic engineering does have a silver lining; if used correctly, genetic engineering can lead to abolishment of certain genetic disorders and diseases, i.e. cancers, downs, Huntington’s disease, etc… http://online.sfsu.edu/~rone/GEessays/WhatisGE.html http://online.sfsu.edu/~rone/GEessays/Geneticcopycatnotcopycat.html http://www.emagazine.com/view/?632 Genetic Engineering Brett Hilcox Artemisinin is a compound that can digest the explosive TNT and has trace quantities of a medicine that can be used against malaria, this compound can be genetically engineered to change color of a plant in the presents of TNT and such. So if this could be made cheaply by bacteria all this things could be done. Basic genetic engineering is taking segments of genes and putting them in other organisms but when doing it the other organism, there must be a promoter that is a virus that spreads quickly and stops the organism’s growth and defense so it becomes unpredictable. Global powers at play, genetically engineered corn soy insects and domesticated animals have been introduced these are more unpredictable and the risk of these genetically engineered animals and plants is the risk of them getting out of a lab and polluting the surrounding ecosystem. http://online.sfsu.edu/~rone/GEessays/WhatisGE.html http://online.sfsu.edu/~rone/GEessays/SyntheticLife.htm http://www.emagazine.com/view/?632