Introduction Genetic testing is the field of science whereby genetic disorders, or diseases, are diagnosed by examining a patients DNA. The field emerged in earnest during the early 1990’s, when advances in science allowed researchers to understand how certain abnormalities in genetic sequences were associated with certain genetic disorders. In...

The ethical questions raised by the prospect of genetic cloning are substantial, with human cloning presenting a particular controversy. Article 11 of the Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights maintains that the reproductive cloning of human beings is not ethically sound but contrary to human dignity and...

The New York Times online edition recently published an article by Kira Peikoff, a student at Columbia University in the Master’s of Bioethics program. This article, entitled “Fearing Punishment for Bad Genes” published on April 7, 2014, dealt with the connection of insurance companies using the results of genetic testing...

Every child has a set of genetic instructions which contribute to their characteristics at birth and their developing features as they grow. Meiosis will result in cell division. Hence, producing the male and female gametes. In this case, half the number of chromosomes from each parent cell, that is the...

There has been much debate throughout modern biology about the differences between human and animal genetics. Some differentiate between the concept of the type of cognitive and consciousness development that humans have versus animals, while others look plainly at how effective they are in terms of laboratory studies. The skill...