Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Cracking Your Genetic Code Response
What do you think are the benefits and disadvantages of knowing the contents of your genome? Would you want to know your chances of getting a disease that you could do little about (like Huntington's disease)? What would be the consequences of knowing? Do you think those consequences out weigh the benefits? Would you do things differently if you found out that you would get the disease? If so, what would you do differently? If not, why?
Your response should be a minimum of 250 words and answer all of the above questions. Responses should show thoughtful reflection. I recommend that you copy and paste your comment from a word document just in case it erases (so that you do not cry yourself to sleep). You are welcome to turn in a hard copy. This will replace a test for CH 14 and will be worth 50 test points.
