Essays and Research Papers on Genetics & Paleontology

This 4 page paper provides an overview of DNA and how it is being manipulated in modern society. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper explores the groundbreaking theory of Charles Darwin and applies it to modern evolutionary synthesis and microbial resistance to antibiotics. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

In four pages this paper examines genetic testing, screening, and counseling from scientific, ethical, and social perspectives in an overview that includes background, the role society should play in this process, and whether or not genetic information should be shared with insurance companies. Five sources are listed in the bibliography.

A 7 page overview of genetic engineering as it is occurring in agriculture. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An 11 page paper that includes a two-page annotated bibliography. The writer begins with an introduction to genetics, which leads to the question of ethics in gene therapy. The paper discusses the positive aspects of this research and the potential moral and ethical issues that will emerge. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 14 page paper reviews seven article in population genetics. Species considered varies from microbes, to insects, to birds, to humans. No additional sources are listed.

This 3 page paper compares two opposing viewpoints about the use of genetically modified foods. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 6 page paper explains what stem cells are, their potential for healing human diseases, and why they are controversial to some. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 7 page paper with diagrams responds to a variety of topics related to climate change, the ice ages, and future climate predictions. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3 page paper delineates the benefits of stem cell research and the challenges that it faces. The author presents the opinion that the future of this research rests on the identification of alternatives for harvesting that do not involve human fetuses. Bibliography lists 4 sources

This 3 page expository explores mass extinction and the adaptability of flora over fauna. Discussed are landscape and physical barriers to adaptation and migration, biodiversity projects with implications for plants and animals, as well as genetic adaptation of plants. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 8 page paper details the way nitrogenous base, sugars, and phosphates combine to form DNA. The author then analyzes how society's rapid absorption of how DNA works can have potentially deleterious effects on not just mankind but on the world as a whole. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper clarifies evolution and how it relates to molecular genetics and biochemistry by answering specific questions from the field. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper proves this influence with a description of Darwin's concept of fitness and the way it is supported in modern day animals. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper explores the theories of how life originated on earth. These include the heterotroph theory, the autotroph theory, and the extraterrestrial theory. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper considers the factors that contribute to genetic diversity. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of paternity testing. Cultural differences, legal applications, and moral objections are explored. Bibliography lists 3 sources.