Human enhancement

singularity, when computer/human interfaces will become so advanced they’ll be known as superhumanly intelligent, shares the same concept in the book BlindSight by Peter Watts published in 2008. “Maybe the singularity happened years ago. We just don’t want to admit we were left behind” (BlindSight 50). In the book BlindSight, technology faces a new interchange that elaborates on how technology and humans come with inlays that adorn insertions and surpasses the intellectual human mind…

scientific discoveries possible has been left unnamed in most studies and teachings. “HeLa cells were omnipresent. [we hear] about them in histology, neurology, pathology; [use] them in experiments, but… no one mentioned Henrietta.” (Skloot 5). Basic human rights and ethical issues related to the practice of medicine and the patience’s right to be able to determine course of treatment after being informed of their condition and options play a key role in the process of becoming a competent…

and humans know no bounds. Finally, new technologies that may bring genetic modifications of human beings possible are emerging. However, genetic modification is controversial since it is potentially both powerful and harmful. Numerous movies and novels have been depicted what the world would be like if the genetic engineering became popular. Most of them portray a frightening world where we feel discomfort about human dignity. Therefore, genetic modification is unethical since enhancement will…

them.” Certain people believe that pet animals play a significant role in a person’s life including the enhancement of his well-being. They provide joy, companionship, and laughter especially to pet owners. Although there may be anecdotal reports claiming that pets have concrete and measurable benefits to man, these are still not enough to actualize the claim, and to answer the question how humans really have welfare from pet animals. The research article provided facts on the affiliation of…

The Danger of Doublespeak In William Lutz “The World of Doublespeak” he explains what doublespeak is and how it effects us. It abridges the first chapter of his book Doublespeak: From Revenue Enhancement to Terminal Living (1898). Lutz states that “It is language that conceals or prevents thought; rather than extending thought, doublespeak limits it” (310). In other words Lutz says that it misleads or deceives and doesn’t tell the whole story, but doublespeak is not always bad. Many people use…

found unsustainable for human life. The humans were then rescued, and kept in comatose like states for two hundred and fifty years. The alien species who came to their rescue are known as the Oankali. Lilith becomes the human that is chosen to lead the remaining humans. She will be taught/trained and genetically altered in order to awaken the rest of the human survivors and function on the “new” earth. Lilith’s task becomes rather challenging as she begins awaken the humans. They refuse to…

Cynthia Kenyon’s plan to reverse aging in humans and stimulate genes that cause age related diseases, was the medical advancement that I was able to research and determine according to my ethics whether or not or not I would support this experiment. A big breakthrough for Kenyon, was when she found out that there was a universal hormonal control for aging in Caenorhabditis elegans, in other words, small roundworms. This hormonal control gene, daf-2, activates receptors that are sensitive to two…

disagree to with one another worldwide. Eugenics and genetic engineering on humans is a topic that many believe crosses a major ethical boundary. Many scientists and ethicists believe that gene editing on human genes is unethical at certain degrees and it should not be done until the proper precautions have been overlooked and restrictions are made. Eugenics is the study of improving the qualities of the human species or human population, especially by such means where certain people with…

The Correlation Between Bystander Effect and Camera Phone Accessibility With advancements in technology emerging among humans, it can be presumed that as a result, humankind is equally evolving; however, as one analyzes the ramifications that technology poses, he/she is left to question if technology does more harm than good. In the case of the camera phone, it appears to have highly promoted the phenomenon of bystander effect; this occurrence transpires when an individual is least likely to…

Out of this elites, Francis Galton, the cousin of Charles Darwin, was the person that coined the term “Eugenics.” Eugenics comes from the Greek words meaning “good birth.” This movement involves applying the principles of heredity for the enhancement of the human race by various forms of intervention. Since there was no concise definition on what the Eugenics movement entitled there was a lot of misconceptions on how to put the movement to practice; hence, the movement took quite different forms…