Group+D_2

Demeter Orsolya Kapronczai Robert Csurka Betina Gaspar Andrea
 * Group Members**

Prepare working definitions for the basic concepts, to be used in the essay. For help with formulating your definitions access the [|Academic Phrase Bank]and select what best suits your purpose. The term __DNA Testing__ (also known as DNA profiling) has come to be used to refer to a subfield of gene research that uses human tissue samples to identify DNA patterns that establish a person's identity. DNA patterns are enrypted sets of numbers that reflect a person's DNA makeup. The term __Genetic Testing for Diseases__ refers to the sequencing of the human genom that makes it possible to identify and link different diseases, like the ones inherited. It can be used in several fields, like career screening, newborn screening, presymptomic testing and so on. In broad biological terms, __Gene Therapy__ can be defined as the insertion of genes into an individual's cell and biological tissues to treat different diseases.
 * Definitions **


 * Fill in the following table using information from the __other groups__. You may add info from the lists below the table. **


 * Table of Advantages and Disadvantages - to be used for essay writing**


 * ** Topic ** || ** Advantages ** || Examples || ** Disadvantages ** || Examples ||
 * ** DNA Testing ** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** Genetic Testing for Diseases ** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** Gene Therapy ** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||

1. choosing sex of our children 2. creating ideal people for any job  3. curing diseases  4. providing food for everyone  5. new species of plants created   Other disadvantages 6. morally wrong to alter humans 7. dividing world into rich and poor 8. loss of national characteristics 9. unpredictable consequences 10. creating too large a population
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 * Other disadvantages **