Specific Innovation of Interest:
Creation Theory, Creation Science, Theism Evolution and Naturalistic Evolution are all theories on the conception of first of homo-sapiens. Ample theories and believes stemming from different religions and various deity-led communities have cropped up. Many scientists were on a rat race to accurately figure out how the most complex machine on the world, human body, was created. This is definitely not as straightforward, due to lack of evidence and gaping holes of clues. As many look back to uncover the birth of a human, technology, specifically bio-technology has blazed through the world with a new anticipation of this medical breakthrough. This negates the purpose and crux of the of what the aforementioned scientists having first embarked on finding. Why find out how the first cell multiplied when we can already use electric and magnetic fields to have sperm fuse into an egg to create a new being?
Rationale for Selecting this Innovation:
There are two types of Human Cloning:
1. Reproductive Cloning
2. Therapeutic Cloning
Cloning has changed the dynamics of the scope of future possibilities for the human kind. According to the Medical Dictionary, cloning is a procedure for producing multiple copies of genetically identical organisms or cells or of individual genes. Organisms may be cloned by transplanting blastocysts from one embryo into an empty zona pellucida, or nuclei from the cells of one individual into enucleated oocytes.
As technical and convoluted this may sound, the controversies of bioethics and identity crisis have been omnipresent. This is a revolution by itself, and with the success the Human Genome Project, it will have dire consequences.
This ‘advancement’ in bio-technology has shaken the world and the consequence intrinsically connect with every aspect of a human’s life. Thus, this topic can be explored to great depths.
Proposed Approach to Development of Paper:
· Executive Summary:
o This report is a compilation of the current standing of human cloning, consequences of this technological leap. Along with that, a depiction into future possibilities of cloning.
· Background/Introduction:
o The context of which the first of cloning was initiated.
o Needs of society and drive of researchers that brought this up
o Examples of cloning experiments
· Historical Perspective
o Various methods used/ or lack thereof for various diseases and grave illnesses before the medical ‘miracle’.
o More on the theories of how humans came about
· Current Situation
o Idea of reproductive cloning
§ Has been highly controversial and research(trials) has been limited
o Idea of the therapeutic cloning
§ Major breakthrough in medical field
o More on research of integrating animal and human cells
o Who decides?
o Clout of researchers, governments, human rights organizations, societies on the topic
o Stand/ laws on cloning in various countries.
· Analysis of cloning/Future Considerations
o Weighing the pros and cons from different angles
o Link how our decisions now may affect the future of the medical field, keeping in mind the benefits and disadvantages
§ Creating exact copies of a certain person
· ‘Demise’ of the unique identity of the original person
§ Harvesting better copies of a person for selfish purposes
§ ‘Manufacturing’ designer babies
§ Repudiate human rights of an unborn to be given birth to, for research and medical work
o Bringing in perspectives from “My Sister’s Keeper” and other various examples
Conclusion
· Evaluation on this latest, upcoming technology
· Boon or bane?
· Will we bring doom upon ourselves, with continuation of this technology?
References
Wow! Very impressed with the details you included in this outline. It surely gave me a better understanding of the direction in which you are going to take.
ReplyDeletePerhaps you could focus the paper more towards the analysis part to avoid a situation where you are merely sharing information but instead provide more on your thoughts and opinions about the direction in which cloning is moving towards.
I do think that by shifting the focus more from a conventional research paper to a paper which discusses the facts but also provides some sort of in-depth analysis would definitely show that you are engaging the topic you are researching and also evaluating the situation and the consequences of cloning.
Just my thoughts!
Cheers, Gideon.
WELL... What could I say? Such details about your outline. Everything that needs to be there is there. Not much to comment and improve on as long as everything is in place provided you work as per your guidelines.
ReplyDeleteI do think that many of us would be interested to see where you would be going in the sense of the future considerations of cloning, how it could improved (avoiding all these social issues) and also the limitations to it. Not to mention, we would also like to know the your views on how this technology could be put in place through proper channels instead of being mis-used.
Good luck and work hard!
Cheers,
Kenny
Hello!
ReplyDeleteWow…you have the mini me of your paper there man! =)
Sounds good…agree with Gideon that you can bring in your own perspective. Though you are already doing that in the conclusion but maybe when you do the analysis part more that’s where you can put up more of your own thoughts on it. It will give you more space.
PRIYA!!!