When I came into this class I knew very little about genomics. I still am a little fuzzy on all the topics and rabbit trails that the new field of genomics is taking our culture and society down. How will discoveries affect all of us? The following issues have piqued my interests: The different viewpoints on the ethics of human cloning, the wide potential for the growing pharmacogenetics field, and a better understanding of all the controversy regarding genetically modified foods (GMOs). Biotechnology has advanced beyond society’s expectations within the last few decades. So much in fact that it has been a controversial debate on whether this new found knowledge will endanger humanity. Biotechnology has helped to enlighten scientists of the benefits it can have on human health, as a result, research has deepened and a large part of this research was conducted through the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). This Research Institution has the aspirations to develop many new potential treatments for ill patients and understandings for scientists on how the human genome manufactures, done by mapping out the human genome. While there are considerable factors on why further research on genomics is unethical, the very ethical life saving it can do outweighs room for dispute. The NHGRI has …show more content…
The end bill actually came .3 billion under budget and the results display that overtime this will pay for itself, once it’s acknowledged that genome-based research will become a catalyst in biotechnology and drug development industries. 5% of the annual budget of the NHGRI is committed to inspecting ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) to install a nonconformity point of view as research is being conducted in a solitary manner. ELSI insures that the public is being heard about their concerns and make recommendations