2000+and+Beyond+-+ethics

2000 and Beyond - ethics
10 Facts: 1.Researchers hope to replace knives and scalpels with ultrasound 2.Once researchers know which genes are involved in a disease, they can develop a test to screen people who are at risk and also start looking for a cure 3. Francis Collins, who helped map the human genome, did not get around to having his own genes analyzed until last summer 4.personalized blood test can tell whether a patient's cancer has spread or come back 5.A gene-based test called Oncotype DX made by Genomic Health Inc helps identify breast cancer patients who are not likely to benefit at all from chemotherapy 6.gene-based test that can search a patient's blood for tiny bits of DNA shed from tumors may soon give doctors an early warning that they may have missed something 7.A genetic barcode is a relatively short region of a gene in the mitochondrion, a structure present outside of the nucleus in cells of all multicellular animals 8.The problem is that such large molecular weight drugs -- such as hormones, proteins, peptides and forms of DNA -- must reach targets such as a pancreatic cell in diabetes treatment or a tumor cell in cancer therapy without being chewed up by the body's own biochemistry 9. The forces and fields that connect organ to organ, body to mind, and mind to nature are not always visible 10. At the same time that energy medicine practitioners have begun to explore the fields and forces within the organism that have self-organizing and self-healing capacities, practitioners of modern medicine have begun to recognize self-regulating processes within the organism that work to defend and heal the individual

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Role Played in Society: The role that future medicine will play in society is still undiscovered. Many scientists believe that eventually there will be a medicine available for everything someone could imagine, and it will be designed just for that person.

Link to pictures: [] (thinking of robots helping with medicine) [] (thinking of controlling dna) [] (francis collins) [] (some people reject stem cells) Impact of Medicine on Society at the Time: The impact of medicine will probably have a huge impact because there will most likely be many more discoveries and medicines that cure and heal new things. The impact will help alot of people and people will rely alot more on medicine. Any Major Medical Advancements During the Time: Major medical advancements during the future is probably going to be if they discover how to control DNA and control what gender kid you want and things like that. That will be HUGE if it gets discovered. Also if robots help in the medical field because robots could help at home, not just the hospital and doctor's office.