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A 3 page research paper essay that summarizes and analyzes an article in Newsweek (4 June 2007) that describes how James Watson will become the first person to have his DNA genome analyzed and made public. The writer discusses the article and the implications of genetic research for humanity. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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DNA analyzed and made public. The article explains what occurs during DNA analysis and how this reveals the "6 billion chemical letters...that make up the DNA in Watsons cells," as
well as Watsons rationalization for volunteering (Begley 48). This is the most intriguing section of the article as it suggests both positive and negative effects that can evolve from genome
analysis. Watson seems to feel that knowing the secrets hidden in DNA will make people more compassionate, particularly toward their children. He says that it will help people understand
why they "cant do certain things" and that "Instead of asking a child to shape up, well stop having unrealistic expectations" (Begley 48). However, others point out that having this
information holds the danger of people regarding them in just this manner, as this will tend to make people self-limiting in their expectations. In the latter part of the
article, the author cites numerous experts who indicate the tremendous amount of what has not been discerned about DNA. For example, while it is know that certain genes predispose some
individuals toward certain diseases, it is not known why some people with these genes do not get the disease. However, the author suggests that science will soon figure out
this puzzle. While the article appears overall to be accurate, in that the author quotes reliable sources, Begley (2007) does not question that these experts could be wrong in some
of their sweeping assumptions. For example, the author states that "90 percent of the human genome is junk DNA that has no clear function" (Begley, 2007, p. 48). This statement
strikes this writer/tutor as more of a statement of what is not know about DNA and the human tendency to disregard what we do not understand. Buried deep within the
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