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preferentially transmitted through the maternal side and is genetically linked to chromosome region Xq28." What are the implications of this? Time magazine projected an ethical and political forecast: “If homosexuals are

DNA sequences would be limited to an argument among scientists, biotechnology companies, and the government. Yet, religious voices have been raised. The loudest of the religious voices have shouted “No!” to patenting intellectual

Should Genes Be Patented? Some philosophical questions relevant to patenting DNA are: Should intellectual knowledge regarding natural processes in principle be patentable? Does witnessing an existing natural phenomenon in itself warrant

or into undifferentiated cells of an early embryo that will be passed on to future generations and may become part of the permanent gene pool. Some scientists and religious spokespersons are putting a chain across the gate to

The mapping phase was completed in 2001, and the focus then shifted to understanding the functions of the 40,000 or so genes in each of our body’s cells. The study's motive is to identify the 4,000 or so genes that are suspected to be

is certain, as theologian Ted Peters stresses, if a baby does come into the world by cloning it will be no less a human being - and from a Christian perspective, no less "a child of God" - than any other baby. Topic

not be a sin. Theologian Ted Peters , who has written extensively on this subject, has pointed out, however, that the theological argument is not so simple. From a theological standpoint, Peters says, we all have in-built tendencies towards sin

University Press, 2000. Peters, Ted . Playing God? Genetic Determinism and Human Freedom . New York: Routledge, 1997. Ridley, Matt. Nature via Nurture: Genes, Experience, and What Makes Us Human . New York: HarperCollins, 2003.

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