Human Genome Project

Identification of the problem:

The Human Genome Project ranks right up there at the top of the scale of scientific advances. The Human Genome Project is useful in many ways and also can be misused in many ways. The problems of Human Genome Project are -

* Very expensive research

* Ethical issues:

* The end results of the possible cure might not available to everyone

* Not natural or safe

* Who will be allowed access to such abilities

* Wrong hands and wrong purposes

* Side affects

Discussion:

Human Genome Project has already identified many genetic abnormalities and will no doubt identify many more. This project will allow doctors to treat diseases and clone humans; however there are consequences of such advances in medicine, for this reason, we believe that the Human Genome Project is important scientific project of the century and probably, the most important of all time. Although it is based on the findings of many researches over many years, the efforts of the Human Genome Project have the potential for creating better for humanity than any single scientific venture in world history.

Genome will help to identify the problem spot even more accurately and reliably and even suggest effective remedies. A genome report can go a long way in reducing guess work in medical diagnosis and treatment. Since genomic information can identify possible problem spots, early detection and even prevention of diseases becomes possible. It becomes possible to fight diseases at the molecular level rather than at a far more complex and complicated tissue or organ level. The developments in genome may bring about a paradigm shift from a treatment-based to a prevention based medicine with immense gain both monetarily and psycho-physically.

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