Learning about living things always makes me fascinated. The uniqueness of each structure and their functions always brings curiosity and many questions in me to probe deeper about them. My interest in biotechnology area was first aroused during my first degree. In my agricultural biotechnology class, when my lecturer exposed me with genetic engineering, proteins, and plant tissue culture, I am likely was mesmerized by them and at the same time, I began to realize my enthusiasm towards biotechnology application. Since then, I started to read few books about biotechnology application in many fields. Among of them was “The Forever Fix: Gene Therapy and the Boy Who Saved It” written by a genetic counselor and journalist named Ricki Lewis. This book is about a child, Corey Haas who has suffered a hereditary blindness where he had a defect on his gene. As a solution for his problem, doctors injected a good DNA into his eye to replace the defect gene. Consequently, his blindness was treated and then he can see like other normal child. As for me, this is such an amazing grace and very interesting. This further sparks my determination to pursue my postgraduate in biotechnology related field.
As I have always been interested with Northern Europe, I choose to study in the UK for a variety of reasons. Firstly, I was very impressed with the achievement and quality of education in the UK which has been known for its excellence in both, teaching and research. In addition to that, the universities in the UK and their facilities are safeguarded by the Quality Assurance Agency. Furthermore, in every five years, the Research Assessment Exercise will test the research quality undertaken by each university to improve their standard and quality of e...
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...alizing into particular areas. To the best of my knowledge about myself, I know I am enthusiastic and passionate enough to succeed in studying biotechnology to a higher level and my academic abilities has reflect me to take all the challenges that awaits for me at your renowned University. I hope Imperial College London will be a stimulating and exciting experience where I can deepen my understanding of biotechnology as well as gaining a broad range of professional and personal skills to preparing myself for my future career in biotechnology industry.
In years to come, after completing my study, I hope I can serve my country well using my own unique ways. I look forward to hearing from you soon regarding to my application and to participate in a life-changing experience at your university. I hope I will be given an opportunity to be part of Imperial College London.
Modern biotechnology was born at the hands of American scientists Herb Boyer and Stain Cohen, when they developed “recombinant deoxyribonucleotide, (rDNA), [1] for medicinal purposes. Subsequently, biotechnologists started genetically engineering agricultural plants using this technology. A single gene responsible for a certain trait, from one organism (usually a bacterium) is selected altered and then ‘spliced” into the DNA of a plant to create an agricultural crop consisting of that...
The causes of the researches in genetically engineered animals are the factory farm’s lack of ethic toward animal’s suffering and treatment. He describes factory farm as: “notorious for cramped quarters and ill treatment of animals”. Furthermore, the author comes back to causes at the end of his text with factory farm’s “enormous amounts of waste and greenhouse gases and breed antibiotic resistance.” In the other hand, Ewan Callaway presents the effects of these progresses in genetically engineered animals. As example of attempt in genetic engineering, he demonstrates studies on mice and rats. Thereafter, the author uses process to explain theses scientific experiences and conclusions. For instance, an effect of progress in genetic is the possible option of removing a portion in the ACC in the brain, which affect the chronic pain. Subsequently, an experience on rats proved that ACC damage is less affected by pain. The author uses process to explain the experience, which is inevitable to understand conclusion of scientific studies’. Cause and effect are essential to understand the problem and to understand effect of progress. In short; Ewan Callaway successfully informs the public about progress in genetic engineering by presenting the cause and the effect, which he explains with the device of
Science and technology are rapidly advancing everyday; in some ways for the better, and in some, for worse. One extremely controversial advance is genetic engineering. As this technology has high potential to do great things, I believe the power genetic engineering is growing out of control. Although society wants to see this concept used to fight disease and illness, enhance people 's lives, and make agriculture more sustainable, there needs to be a point where a line is drawn.
Genetic engineering, the process of using genetic information from the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) of cells to fix or improve genetic defects or maladies, has been developing for over twenty years. When Joseph Vacanti, a pediatric surgeon at Children’s Hospital, and Robert Langer, a chemical engineering professor at MIT, first met as researchers in the 1970’s, they had little knowledge of the movement they would help found. After they discovered a method of growing live tissue in the 1980’s, a new science was born, and it races daily towards new discoveries and medical breakthroughs (Arnst and Carey 60). “Tissue engineering offers the promise that failing organs and aging cells no longer be tolerated — they can be rejuvenated or replaced with healthy cells and tissues grown anew” (Arnst and Carey 58). The need for genetic engineering becomes quite evident in the promises it offers in various medical fields, as well to financial ones. Despite critics’ arguments about the morality or practicality of it, genetic engineering should continue to provide the essential benefits it has to offer without unnecessary legal impediment.
Genetic engineering has been around for many years and is widely used all over the planet. Many people don’t realize that genetic engineering is part of their daily lives and diet. Today, almost 70 percent of processed foods from a grocery store were genetically engineered. Genetic engineering can be in plants, foods, animals, and even humans. Although debates about genetic engineering still exist, many people have accepted due to the health benefits of gene therapy. The lack of knowledge has always tricked people because they only focused on the negative perspective of genetic engineering and not the positive perspective. In this paper, I will be talking about how Genetic engineering is connected to Brave New World, how the history of genetic engineering impacts the world, how genetic engineering works, how people opinions are influenced, how the side effects can be devastating, how the genetic engineering can be beneficial for the society and also how the ethical issues affect people’s perspective.
This paper goes over genetic engineering and how it is used today in the medical field as two types on humans, disabled genetic engineering and trait genetic engineering. This two types of genetic engineering are still debatable since they have to surpass many obstacles and laws. The sources gave statements from professionals and experts on genetic engineering, biomedical science, biomedical engineering, and human anatomy and physiology. The individuals gave their inputs on how they view genetic engineering on human beings.
Modern technology has taken amazing strides in the past few years. We have changed the way we deal with food production, agriculture, and many other aspects of life.. Scientists have begun utilizing these advances in technology and knowledge to gain insight as to how the human species functions. They are on the verge of manipulating the way humans relate to the natural world. This revolutionary breakthrough is what is known as Genetic Engineering. Genetic Engineering is the process of manually adding new DNA molecules into an already existing organism. A simplified version of the process works by physically removing a gene from one organism and placing it into another. This is being done in an effort to
One of the most important subjects in science is biotechnology. The use of organisms, living systems, or parts of organisms is what biotechnology is all about. Biotechnology involves manipulating nature in order to make systems, products, or environments for human or other species. We can 't argue the fact that biotechnology has played a big role in scientific research, for it has modified plants, humans, organisms, etc. Biotechnology is all around us and in our everyday lives, from the clothes on our back , the chemicals we use to clean them with, the food we consume, the medicine we use to treat each other, even the fuel we use to get to our destination.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to cross breed different animals or cross breed different plants and see what the outcome would be or look like? Biotechnology gives us the opportunity to see how these different combinations would turn out. The essay will discuss what biotechnology is, a few specific examples of it, and how it affects our community. To start with biotechnology is the manipulation of an organism's genes or their genetic makeup. Basically what that means is taking genes from organism, cloning them and putting them into another organism.
The field of biotechnology is absolutely huge. There is the medical area and agriculture area of development. The agriculture area concentrates on developing hybrid crops and manipulating genes so that the plants natural defenses activate. Although this is interesting and has an effect on our lives, I have chosen to concentrate on the medical aspect of biotechnology. I have also decided not to comment on the ethics of the new developments, since I believe that the reader should decide for oneself. More specifically, the concentration will be on the Human Genome Project, artificial organs, and companies that are involved in the biotech industry.
A desire to extend my knowledge and an enthusiasm to invent new ways to simplify and transfer to rise the humanity to a higher level in understanding the human power and apply it to make our life easier to be lived by our rights motivated me to pursue the master degree in Biotechnology. I believe that my educational background has instilled me in the qualities required to meet the rigor of this demanding course, and subsequently, by profession. I bring along with me a strong grasp of fundamentals in Genetic Engineering, along with a desire to learn and explore, a penchant for teamwork and leadership, and zest for trying new things in life. I believe the purpose and core value of all research in biotechnology are to make humanity at all levels to have
I am writing to state my intention of applying for the Master of Biotechnology at the University of Toronto Mississauga for May 2016 year. My interest in biology began as a child who could never seem to stop catching amphibians, snakes and bottling snails on my grandfather’s farm. Public speaking was also a trait that I excelled at as an elementary student, placing multiple times in my school, and almost making it to regional competitions on more than a single occasion. It was an easy decision for me to transition into bachelors of biomedical sciences at York University, which I will finish in April of this year, but I always knew I had more to express within myself and do for the world.
I am sure that you will find me as a deserving and creditable student for your renowned University. I am confident that given the opportunity, I would perform to the best of my abilities and seek to acquire skills that will help me achieve my goals and contribute towards research endeavours. It would indeed be a great pleasure and honour to study at your university
Genetic engineering is one of the most beneficial and rapid ways to improve economic products for the advantage of human society. It involves both scientific and technological innovation that helps assist many important figures worldwide, from scientists to farmers and even to businesspeople. There are many applications of genetic engineering introduced in the categories of agriculture, industry, health and medicine, forensic science and environmental development. GMOs, also known as genetically modified organisms or transgenic organisms, are plants or animals in which their genes are altered with DNA originating from bacteria, viruses, or other living organisms. This will form a regenerated DNA called the recombinant DNA, which fulfills the
I am hopeful that my previous studies in Santiago, my maturity and my experience in this field will allow me to enter the second year of an undergraduate programme in the UK. After completing my undergraduate it is my wish to continue studying at postgraduate level and ultimately conduct my own research in this area.