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Genetics and politics go hand in
hand, according to Tabitha M.
Pow ledge, genetics research
assistant of the New York Hastings
Center Institute of Society. Ethics
and (lie Life Sciences:
Speaking at the Bioethics. Conference
on campus Saturday,
Powledge spoke on "The New
Genetics, Problems and
Prospects."
Powledge used mass screening
of newborns lor lienetic disorders
as an example of politics and
genetics. "Newborn screening is a
result of .state laws," .said
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Slii: SAID screening adults for
possible genetic disorders is also
done alonti with detection i.f
disorders in unborn children. "'Is
the reason til a possible sterile
baby a reason tor abortion'.' llow
does one go about setting up laws
concerning these abortions in a
country where ihey have abortion
i'n demand?" she asked.
"Genetics has a new significance
u> in rnviromurniai
health." she said.'" "Genetics and
occupational health is i> ost
troubling." The legal aspects of
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because of genetic diseases is
another example of Ihe politics in
genetics, she said.
Recombinant genetics or
"genetic material of one organism
placed into another organism" is
now heint> researched and is one of
(he most controversial subjects in
? genetics. Powledge said it can lie
used "to cure genetic disease by
substituting a good gene for a bad
line."
One exciting possibility is that
plants will be able to get nitrogen
from air thereby lowering the
amount of fertilizing needed,
l'owledge said.
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M aximize safety of this research,
but legislation is not promising
because "local comn.unities are
exerung tnemseives una are
saying they have the right to
decide lor themselves where
ii.alters of public health are
concerned," she said.
"Recombinant and sociobiology
ii ay change the way we think
about the world and ourselves,"
she said. "We cannot determine
what the effects will be."
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were S>uncy P. Craig III of the
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