Bioengineering

Crake sheds light into the near future dystopian world due to current technology of today. Atwood seem’s to project inner concerns she has for the future of technology. One of the most touched on technologies Atwood writes about is bioengineering on humans and animals alike. Bioengineering has relations to eugenis, genetically modified organisms(GMO) and gene-splicing. Through the modification and mutation of humans comes the theory of post-humanism. Post-humanism is the idea of humans and…

Atwood follows this pattern of exaggeration and begins to critique the complicated issue of bioengineering within contemporary society by projecting this into her dystopian world with the genetic manipulation of animals. William Deresewicz, a literary critic, suggests that dystopias are based on societal issues and advances and that, “Ours will be the century of biology.” (Deresewicz, 2009) Atwood’s commitment and knowledge towards science and environmentalism, has followed this idea and has…

Paul Root Wolpe leads a ted talk about bioengineering and where it has lead society through the years. He discusses all the ways the culture has been able to manipulate and create new organisms. However, many of his facts and each topic is briefly touched upon. Paul Root Wolpe conveys the message that humans have taken control and advanced evolution, yet the evidence used to support the main claim is not the most reliable and he makes counter statements that challenge the main claim. While…

Enderle, J., & Bronzino, J. (2012). Introduction to biomedical engineering . Burlington, MA: Elsevier. The purpose of this book is to give an introduction to the scientific field of biomedical engineering. It provides the reader with a broad definition of the subject, its areas of study, branches, and disciplines. The text was primarily intended for engineering students in their sophomore or senior years in college who have a strong mathematical background and are interested in pursuing an…

1. Explain how cells specialize to form specific tissue and organs. Cells specialize to form specific tissue and organs by stem cells being able to develop into every type of cell in the body and eventually recreate a person’s tissues. With organs, after you gather the cells which can be from the patient’s own organs you have to go towards how they grow and specialise. The cells need to be put in the right environment, and exposed to the forces that they would normally experience in the body.…

Bioengineering of food, which is the process of producing genetically modified food (GMO) has always been an controversial issue since the first GMO, humulin, was approved by US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1982 (Woolsey, 2012). The process involves the introduction of one or multiple genes of an organism into the DNA of another through the method of genetic engineering in order to obtain new and beneficial characteristics. GMO is not only known as genetically modified food, but it is…

I was 13 years old when I had my first scientific epiphany. My high school biology class was studying the brain and that day we’d been taught that no new neurons formed during adulthood. I remember reading a copy of MIT's Technology Review magazine that night in my parent's living room. There was a short article about new research on neurogenesis: new neurons formed in some areas of the adult brain. At the time, I was not so much floored by the fact that new neurons formed in adulthood, but that…

overlaps between the two disciplines. As I’ve matured in my studies, I have found the boundaries between the sciences to blur, which has led to my desire to do biochemistry. The course encompasses several science disciplines from biophysics and bioengineering to cellular biology and organic chemistry and looks at these from an analytical and quantitative standpoint. The diversity and interdisciplinary nature of biochemistry and its practical applications have led me to the course. I believe…

Using bioengineering seeds is a safe alternative to provide more nutrients to the word population that has increased significantly along the years. However, it is not the only benefit that genetically modified food carries because the use of this bioengineering food may help people less degrading the ecosystem. Science goal using genetically modified seeds is help people to improve…

information on how to be on the right path to pursue my major. I plan to pursue a bioengineering major. As a bioengineer I plan to keep my childhood dream alive and to become a “doctor” and help people. I want to create prosthetics that facilitate the lives of people with a disability. I would also like to make them affordable for anyone who needs them. There are so many things I would like to do with my bioengineering major and I am so thankful that I am in college on the road to pursuing my…