1. Health & Biomedicine

2. 1. What are 3 things people can do to live a more healthy lifestyle?
2. What are some potential reasons why people may find it difficult to live a healthy lifestyle?
3. Where and how do you learn about healthy lifestyles? (parents, school, etc.)
Health

3. Biomedicine Biomedicine: Major benefits include:
Refers to any issue that involves the human body having to adapt or change because of disease, the environment, &/or technology
It has lead to improvements in health & longevity
Major benefits include:
Vaccines for measles & polio, insulin treatment for diabetes, antibiotics, improved treatment for AIDS & cancer, microsurgery
4. Of these benefits of biomedicine, which ONE do you think has contributed the most to the health of individuals? Explain.
Biomedicine

4. Cells contain DNA—the hereditary material of all living systems.
The genome is an organism’s complete set of DNA and is organized into chromosomes.
DNA contains genes whose sequence specifies how and when to build proteins.
Proteins perform most essential life functions, often working together as molecular machines.
(explanation of DNA mapping)
DNA Mapping

5. By mapping DNA, researchers hope to find what diseases people may be predisposed to & what medicines would work best for individuals
5. Would you want your DNA mapped? Why or why not?
6. Should there be any regulations or laws to mapping individual’s genetic information? If so, what should they be & who is responsible?
7. How could DNA mapping be specifically used?
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6. 8. Would you “design” your baby if you could. (i. e
8. Would you “design” your baby if you could? (i.e. pick gender, hair/eye color, personality, athleticism, intelligence, etc). Why or why not?
9. What could be the downside or long-term implications of designer babies?
10. What if the process didn’t work & parents didn’t want these babies?
Designer Babies

7. 11. What happens to embryos if one person doesn’t want them?
Would it matter if the woman was the one who wanted them?
Would the partner who doesn’t want the embryo have to pay child support if the embryo was brought to term?
12. Should a couple who hires a surrogate be forced to pay child support if the surrogate decides to keep the baby?
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8. Biometrics refers to the identification of humans by their characteristics or traits.
Biometrics is used as a form of identification & access control.  It is also used to identify individuals in groups that are under surveillance.
It relies on unique human characteristics - including fingerprints, facial dimensions or the rings and furrows in the colored tissue of the eye - that can verify a person's identity
13. Identify the pros & cons of biometrics
Biometrics

9. Biometrics continued Discuss:
Are there limits to using technology to track &/or identify people?
When does technological tracking begin to infringe on privacy, if ever?
Are biometrics tamperproof? (i.e. can you get around them)?
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