Should We Genetically Select for the Beauty Norm of Fair Skin?

Should we genetically engineer hogs?

Should we use recombinant DNA techniques to create pigs genetically engineered to suit the preferences of fanners and consumers? In 1982, scientists injected a rat growth hormone gene into the chromosome of a mouse. The resultant animal expressed the rat gene and quickly grew to twice its parents' size.! In 1985, researchers at the United Slates Department ofAgriculture hoped to attain similar ...

Should we genetically test everyone for haemochromatosis?

The increasing availability of DNA-based diagnostic tests has raised issues about whether these should be applied to the population at large in order to identify, treat or prevent a range of diseases. DNA tests raise concerns in the community for several reasons. There is the possibility of stigmatisation and discrimination between those who test positive and those who don't. High-risk individu...

Procreative beneficence: why we should select the best children.

Eugenic selection of embryos is now possible by employing in vitro fertilization (IVF) and preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). While PGD is currently being employed for the purposes of detecting chromosomal abnormalities or inherited genetic abnormalities, it could in principle be used to test any genetic trait such as hair colour or eye colour. Genetic research is rapidly progressing into...

Should we use a separate knife for the skin?

The aim of this study was to re-assess whether the use of a 'one-knife technique' can be considered as safe as the alternative practice of using separate skin and inside knives for elective orthopaedic surgery. A total of 609 knife blades from 203 elective orthopaedic operations, with equal numbers of skin, inside and control blades, were cultured using direct and enrichment media. We found 31 ...

5G Technology: Why Should We Expect a shift from RF-Induced Brain Cancers to Skin Cancers?