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Health & Biomedicine. 1. What are 3 things people can do to live a healthy lifestyle? 2. What are some potential reasons why people may find it difficult to live a healthy lifestyle?. Health. Biomedicine:
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1. What are 3 things people can do to live a healthy lifestyle? • 2. What are some potential reasons why people may find it difficult to live a healthy lifestyle? Health
Biomedicine: • 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 Biomedicine
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. DNA Mapping
By mapping DNA, researchers hope to find what diseases people may be predisposed to & what medicines would work best for individuals • http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9832535/DNA-map-offers-hope-on-cancer-treatments.html • 3. Would you want your DNA mapped? Why or why not? • Discuss: Should there be any regulations or laws to mapping individual’s genetic information? DNA Mapping continued
4. Would you “design” your baby if you could? (i.e. pick gender, hair/eye color, personality, athleticism, intelligence, etc). Why or why not? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz-2SvUzT7c • http://www.cbsnews.com/news/designer-babies-on-the-way-in-china-scientists-attempt-to-unravel-human-intelligence/ • 5. What could be the downside (long-term implications) of designer babies? Designer Babies
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 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlThIvXn2Hk • 6. Identify the pros & cons of biometrics Biometrics
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)? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xgv10Pa168 Biometrics continued