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Keller, Evelyn Fox. "Nature, Nurture, and the Human Genome Project." //Taking// //Sides//. Ed. Carol Levine. 7th ed. N.p.: Dushkin/McGraw, 1997. 222-230. Print.

Evelyn Fox Keller is a published author with Harvard University. This article is an overview of the Human Genome Project and the "Master Molecule." It delves into the use of gene alteration to use a "treatment" for disease and "individual choice" as to what parents want in their children. It is somewhat persuasive against the project because of the intrusion upon nature and the extreme extent of nurture. This selection is meant for any average person. Keller extensively researched the "Master Molecule," which was created in the 1960's and is the backdrop for all gene altercating now. She seems to agree with the idea of deleting disease-causing genes and inserting strengthening genes. The work is logical and well organized. It helps support my idea that nature is being intruded upon. The topic has been addressed adequately. Keller is able to argue her position of no personal incentives well. This selection aided me in understanding how gene therapy and the alteration of molecules began.

"Genetic Testing and Screening." //Encyclopedia of Bioethics//. Ed. Warren Thomas Reich. Vol. 2. New York: Simon & Schuster Macmillan, 1995. 985-994. Print.

Warren Thomas Reich has extensive knowledge in scientific fields that are controversial, especially genetic engineering and sex orientation. Reich has been a primary editor of over fifteen encyclopedias and books dealing with these topics. Overall, this article in an informative piece, though it sometimes biases the helpful medical treatments the method can supply. This article is scholarly and can be ready by both experts in the field and some well-informed lay persons. The thesis of this section is: the correct and moral use of preimplantation diagnosis must be monitored so that the positive medical treatments can be performed but gender and cosmic gene selection not used. The authors initiate statistics about the prenatal world, the percentages of diseased babies, and the leading causes of these medical issues. Also, the authors explain the leading prenatal screening treatments and the ethical issues behind each. Screening methods for newborns and carries are also touched on along with the specific technological devices that are used in the process and ethical issues arising from the technology. Through covering all these topics, the authors support the thesis by drawing the line at what is acceptable and what is unethical in both the treatment and the technology of the treatment. This supports my argument because I feel that there is a definite line between the medical uses of this technology and the unethical uses. The explanations of treatments and screening help me understand how the field works and the standards of the field now. The work is logical, clear, and well organized. The topic has been fully addressed and the bias in the piece is due to the ethical implications of where the line needs to be drawn. This source has been very helpful in my research because, now, with a more clear focus on my topic, this source has aided me in understanding specifically the prenatal process of screening and the feelings of experts in the field on where the line should be drawn. This has helped develop my argument because I now have a basis as to where the line is in my opinion.