1. Bioethics Assignment Paragraph set-up
Explain/tell about the Medical breakthrough that you chose
Why was this breakthrough important
Bioethics issues/questions/concerns raised by breakthrough
Pros (positive) of breakthrough
Cons (negative) of breakthrough
Example of outline to be checked by me
In 1953, Watson and Crick started to examine the structure of DNA
This was important because it was the first research of its kind in the world
Unforeseen consequences of this research are designer babies, genetic “fingerprinting” and genetic discrimination
One pro of this research is the development of CRISPR technology to fight disease
One con of this research is the use of genetic fingerprinting to discriminate against patients