Find a topic (an argument either for or against genetically engineering humans) in biotechnology that causes an ethical dilemma and write a 3-5page paper. Include the following:
- An explanation of the issue and how it is relevant to biotechnology (why is it used? Why do we care about it?)
- An explanation of the science behind the issue (i.e. Recombinant DNA is what? How does it work?)
- What is your argument/opinion that you are arguing as far as ethics (i.e. What specific question is unethical and why?)?
- Analyze the ethics of the question using the ethical yardsticks that we learned in class – summarize each yardstick and point out specific ways your ethics question supports or does not support each yardstick, provide evidence of this support in the form of published articles.
- Give your view on the subject – do you think the topic or question is ethical or not? Which side do you support and why? As a technician in the workplace how would you handle a similar ethical dilemma (if the question applies)? How would you work with someone who believed in the opposite side of the coin, so to speak (if the question applies)?