What Is Genetic Engineering?
Union of Concerned Scientists
Jul 18, 2003 ... Food & Agriculture 101; Food & Agriculture Science and Impacts ... Genetic engineering refers to a set of technologies that are being used ...
http://www.ucsusa.org/food_and_agriculture/science_and_impacts/science/what-is-genetic-engineering.html
This article explains what genetic engineering actually is. The article also talks about the risks of genetic engineering and how far it from being a minor extension of existing breeding technologies. This article correlates with BNW because of the extreme genetic engineering in the book.
2. Lee, Michael. "Hypnopaedia: Does Sleep Programming Really Work?" SearchWarp Writers' Community for Do It Yourself and Current Events Commentary. 16 Sept. 2010. Web. 11 Oct. 2010. http://searchwarp.com/swa627399-Hypnopaedia-Does-Sleep-Programming-Really-Work.htm.
This article explains what hypnopaedia is. It talks about how hypnopaedia is a safer way of feeding information to the brain. The article says that hypnopaedia is not effective enough to have people reciting information like in BNW.
3. Stem Cell Basics: Introduction . In Stem Cell Information [World Wide Web site]. Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2009 [cited Sunday, October 10, 2010] Available at http://stemcells.nih.gov/info/basics/basics1
This article explains the basics of stem cell. It talks about what they are and why they are important. It also talks about what scientists are researching.
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DuPont, Robert L. "News Headlines." CNBC Mobile Home. 20 Apr. 2010. 11 Oct. 2010 http://www.cnbc.com/id/36267223/Why_We_Should_Not_Legalize_Marijuana.
The legalization of marijuana is a huge debate in our society. Many people have strong opinions about this matter. I decided to see what people who are on the opposite side of the debate are saying. The article talks about that the legalization would increase criminal activity. It also talks about how we should reduce the usage of marijuana, uunlike in BNW where they advocate drug use.
5. Ruggles, Amanda. "Ethics of Human Gene Therapy." NDSU - North Dakota State University. 1996. 11 Oct. 2010 http://www.ndsu.edu/pubweb/~mcclean/plsc431/students/amanda.htm.
The article begins with an introduction to gene therapy. Then the article talks about the technical aspects of gene therapy about how the goal of gene therapy is to correct mistakes that have occurred within the genetic material. Then the article talks about the ethical aspects of gene therapy, like is it safe, and public polices have become about it have become necessary.
