An Experiment On A Bird In The Air Pump By Joseph Wright Of Derby

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Between the painting An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump by Joseph Wright of Derby and today’s society, I can see similarities involving new controversial research techniques. For the past decade, there has been new research on stem cells and how they can be used to prevent future diseases and cancers. This research involves taking cells from embryos and fetuses. The problem with this method of research is that many people believe that it is immoral to conduct research on the unborn. Similarly, in Wright’s painting there was a wide range of audience members- from the interested scientist to the offended woman who couldn’t even watch. These archetypes can be seen today as well. Strong believers in stem cell research say that there is more

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