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"Ethical Issues in Human Gene Therapy"
LeRoy Walters provided a valuable perspective on some of the lessons learned by scientists and ethicists over the 18 years since the first human gene therapy protocol was approved. He also offered his predictions for future gene-therapy interventions and discussed some associated ethical dilemmas that society may be facing.
Walters began his talk with two case studies.
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"Genetics in the 21st Century"
According to Eric Lander, "People today are now living through the most stunning information revolution, unlike anything before in the history of science." He compared its importance to the chemist Mendeleev's critical observation around 1869 that all the elements of matter could be organized in a very simple table. With this discovery, Mendeleev laid the foundations for the chemical industry and for much of chemistry in the 20th century.
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"Human Gene Therapy: Present and Future"
In his presentation at the 1998 Cambridge meeting, James Wilson characterized gene therapy as a novel approach in its very early stages. Its purpose, he said, is to change the expression of some genes in an attempt to treat, cure, or ultimately prevent disease. Current gene therapy is primarily experiment based, with a few early human clinical trials under way.
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"Protecting Genetic Privacy: Why It is So Hard to Do"
Mark Rothstein began his presentation by assuring the audience, "Although it will be more complicated than most people imagine, protecting genetic privacy and confidentiality is a worthy goal." Steps taken toward this goal so far, however, he characterized as misguided and simplistic. Before explaining this position further, he gave the audience useful background information on relevant issues.
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"Reference" Genome to Contain Basic Set of Genes
Except for identical twins, each human has his or her own unique genome--the complete set of DNA, or genetic material, found in the 46 chromosomes of each cell. Scientists estimate that individuals differ in about 0.1% of their 3 billion DNA base pairs. Although people who make up a particular population group share common ancestors and are more likely to share some genetic sequences, scientists believe that individuals within a group are genetically more variable than the groups are.
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"WE DON'T know what we are talking about" - Nobel Laureate David Gross
Last December ('05), physicists held the 23rd Solvay Conference in Brussels, Belgium. Amongst the many topics covered in the conference was the subject matter of string theory. This theory combines the apparently irreconcilable domains of quantum physics and relativity. David Gross a Nobel Laureate made some startling statements about the state of physics including: "We don't know what we are talking about" whilst referring to string theory as well as “The state of physics today is like it was when we were mystified by radioactivity.
article tags: relativity, einstein, special relativity, albert einstein, science, physics, math, mathematics, ptolemy, copernicus, galileo, newton, general relativity, space, time, cosmos, astronomy, cosmology
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1999 Hollaender Winners Announced*
DOE has announced the award of nine 1999 Alexander Hollaender Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowships for up to 2 years of research at DOE laboratories having substantial programs supportive of the Office of Biological and Environmental Research's mission. The mission is to understand health and environmental effects associated with energy technologies and to develop and sustain research programs in life, biomedical, and environmental sciences.
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7 Tips for Teaching Children Science
Getting kids interested in science at an early age is very important. It's easier than you think. Science does not have to be something mysterious. It is happening all around us, and you can use everyday things to encourage your children's interest and knowledge.
Most parents believe that they can't help their children with science. But you don't need a advanced scientific degree to teach young children science.
article tags: science project, science fair project, school science project, science, kids, children
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8th Grade Science Fair Project Ideas
There are many different 8th grade science fair project ideas that you could use for your next assignment, these are used depending on the type of project that you wish to create and they are basically categorized in the sciences of physics, chemistry, biology, computer science, social sciences and environmental sciences. Each of your projects should have a guideline of how to use it and how to prove its efficiency.
article tags: science fair, project, kids, children, child, 8th grade, classe
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A Bird's-Eye View of Wolves
Wolves are a widely studied species in Yellowstone. Since wolves were reintroduced to the park after an absence of almost 80 years, scientists spend a lot of time studying the animals' unique behavior.
"Our knowledge of wolves is vast due to decades of research around the world," said Tom Oliff, chief of natural resources. "The ability to oversee wolves in the wild has been challenging and the knowledge gained through direct observations of behavior is invaluable to understanding the species.
article tags: a bird's-eye view of wolves
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A Brief History Of Everything
Here is a thumbnail sketch of how everything came to be and a few ideas of how we may cope with the challenges of the future.
article tags: big bang, evolution, dna, genetic engineering
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A GPS System Will Take You Anywhere
The GPS (Global Positioning System) is a "constellation" of 24 well-spaced satellites that orbit the Earth and make it possible for people with ground receivers to pinpoint their geographic location.
article tags: gps, gps systems, global positioning systems
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A History of Elasticity
Man has, since the early times, found out how useful elastic materials are. And today’s man has improved on this idea and constantly finds ways to make more elastic materials to suit his everyday needs.
article tags: elastic, rubber bands, sports balls, slingshots, bows, bungees
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A Leopard Changed Its Spots
Have you heard the saying, "A Leopard Can't Change Its Spots"?
What if I told you they were wrong? What if I told you that you can change and that your history is not the main factor in what you want to do, or become even at a biological level.
Advancements in biology and in how we think and function are catching up with people like Napoleon Hill or Maxwell Maltz of whom, told us that the way we think and feel, and that which we focus on will shape our world and the outcome of our lives.
article tags: communication training, self improvement, stem cells, organs, success, entrepreneurs, changing, communication mastery, confidence, changing your nature
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A Look at Future Cases: Courting Disaster?
Seminar participants agreed that, once lawyers understand the use that can be made of genetic information, the impact on the courts will be enormous. A cornucopia of cases anticipated by the group includes the following:
* Adoptions: Rights of adoptive parents to know the child's genetic makeup; the natural parents' (and on occasion grandparents') privacy rights; rights of the child.
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A Look Into The Cosmos: How Telescopes Work
Since Galileo gifted the world with the telescope, technology has driven it along to becoming very hi-tech and very modern.
article tags: telescope, galileo
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A Review of Autism Research
The surprisingly high rate of the condition known as autism is reported by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to be one in 166 children. Most people find it even a bit scary, especially ones who have never been exposed to statistics or to anyone affected by this condition. The lack of publicity on the problem causes troubles to autism research, as those research funds are being diverted to other causes with much bigger publicity as cancer and heart disease.
article tags: autism research
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A Voice in the Wilderness
I am nobody, and nobody cares for 'a nobody'.
Conflicts, terrorism and wars cannot cease to exist. Terrorism is reaching such a climax that could be impossible to control.
I quote, "Peace to Come - All religions are fanatical. They all create conflict and war. Peace will rule the world when one day science will destroy all religious fanatic beliefs! That kind of technology is within our reach.
article tags: peace, terrorism, holy war, god, religions, technology, gravity theory, roger rogers - jesian.
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ACEDB Version 4.0 Debuts at Annual Meeting
Since its 1991 introduction for the Caenorhabditis elegans community, ACEDB has served as a data-management model for other research projects and has been adopted by a number of diverse organizations and individuals to maintain and distribute data on more than 40 genomes, including human, bovine, Drosophila, yeast, mycobacteria, Arabidopsis, grains, trees, and fungi.
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After the Genome Project: Understanding the Data
Survey Identifies Growing Need for Synchrotron Analyses
Structural Biology and Synchrotron Radiation: Evaluation of Resources and Needs (1997) is a report on the current status of biological uses and demands of synchrotron radiation in the United States. For this report, staff at the synchrotron radiation facilities and their user communities were surveyed, and a group of experienced structural biologists analyzed the data.
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Alternative Fuel Source - An Urgent Need For One
Using alternative fuel sources is not just a matter of environmental responsibility. It is not just about assuaging your conscience. It is good sense, and sound planning. Although most of us are in denial, the fossil fuels which form the backbone of our world economy are dwindling quite rapidly, even as we go about our daily business in our cars. Although few Americans use an alternative fuel source to commute, those who do are soon going to be at an advantage.
article tags: alternative fuel source, alternative fuel sources, oil crash, global warming, high oil prices, gas powered vehicles
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Alternatives in Technological Controversies
A conference on "Which Scientist Do You Believe? Process Alternatives in Technological Controversies" attracted almost 40 people from the United States and Canada to Concord, New Hampshire, on October 6-7, 1994. The meeting was organized by Arthur Kantrowitz (Dartmouth College) and Thomas Field [Franklin Pierce Law Center (FPLC)] to consider the resolution of technical disputes in a variety of settings.
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Amazing New Hubble Pics
New Hubble pics - how exciting! The latest of the new Hubble pics is of a black hole, which they've captioned as being in need of a home.
To get these new Hubble pics a team of astronomers, all from Europe, combined the power of the Hubble Space Telescope with that of the VLT (Very Large Telescope at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Cerro Paranal.
article tags: new hubble pics
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An Overview of Nuclear Energy
In the effort to get away from our oil and coal dependency, nuclear energy is getting attention again. Here is an overview of nuclear energy.
An Overview of Nuclear Energy
Harnessing a chemical reaction at the nuclear level of certain materials produces nuclear energy. The process is known as nuclear fission.
Nuclear fission occurs when certain materials, such as uranium, are manipulated in a manner that causes them to decay quickly.
article tags: energy, nuclear, nuke, power, electricity, chernobyl, reaction, uranium, fission
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An Overview of the Sun
The Sun is the centerpiece of our solar system, the gravity force that keeps everything together. Here is an overview of this source of our existence.
An Overview of the Sun
The Sun is a star, one of billions in the known universe. It is similar to other stars you see in the night sky, but is prominent in our lives because we orbit it once every 365 days.
article tags: sun, solar system, hydrogen, helium, fusion, core, star, stars, gravity, gases
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