GS102 GU Being Scientific Discussion

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Need help with weeks 1-8 Discussions. For each week, you will be asked to respond to the prompt or prompts in the discussion forum. Your initial post should be a minimum of 150 words in length.

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Week 1 Being Scientific In chapter 1 of the textbook, there is a discussion regarding the research steps involved in the scientific method. While the scientific method is a primary tool for research in all scientific areas, it can definitely serve a purpose in our own daily lives! In your discussion response for this week, please provide an example of how you use the scientific method within your daily life. Include in your discussion how the steps of the scientific method apply to the example. Week 2 Cloning • • Chapter six begins by looking at examples of the process of cloning. This is possible because all DNA has the necessary information to build the individual all over again. In answering the questions below, demonstrate your understanding of the role of DNA in the cloning process: What kinds of guidelines should we create for scientists and consumers of cloning technology? What are the ethical goals that we should strive for, and what are the pitfalls and complications that we wish to avoid? Support your viewpoint with a reputable reference. Week 3 Research in the News Mutations in the processes of the cell can be bad. One such mutation is cancer. Using the News feature on your favorite search engine, find an example of a new cancer treatment that has been published in the last month. Summarize the article and share the link with the class. Week 4 Genetic Testing and Insurance Last week, we looked at genetic mutations. Last week, we looked at genetic mutations. This week we are looking at genetically inherited diseases (Chapter 9) and biotechnology, which is created through understanding the human genome (Chapter 10). Genetic testing could greatly help in the prevention and treatment of such diseases. Let's discuss genetic testing and how it is being used. Should genetic testing be encouraged or even mandated? What are the major drawbacks of genetic testing? How can these issues be addressed? Week 5 Adaptation Successful adaptation for survival in an organism’s environment is Darwin’s concept of natural selection. Choose a specific example of a unique trait or behavior that a plant or animal has. Explain how this trait or behavior makes the organism to be well adapted to its environment. Week 6 Plants and Fungi Both plants and fungi have essential roles within their ecosystems, affecting all organisms including humans. In your discussion, choose a specific flowering plant or fungus that has an economic impact. Explain that economic impact, whether it be positive or negative, as well as any ecosystem benefits that your organism has Week 7 Evolutionary Success How do you define evolutionary success? Share your definition, as well as a specific example of a successful order, group or species. What role has natural selection played in the traits you see in these organisms? Give examples. Week 8 Biodiversity Biodiversity refers to the variety of living organisms found within an ecosystem. Choose an example of human action that has led to the current biodiversity loss situation and increased species extinction rate. In addition, discuss potential solutions to these issues.
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Week 1 Being Scientific
In chapter 1 of the textbook, there is a discussion regarding the research steps
involved in the scientific method. While the scientific method is a primary tool for
research in all scientific areas, it can definitely serve a purpose in our own daily
lives!
In your discussion response for this week, please provide an example of how you
use the scientific method within your daily life. Include in your discussion how the
steps of the scientific method apply to the example.

The scientific process is an iterative process where scientists make predictions
based on observations, then test those predictions. Based on the results, they may
modify their predictions and retest or have enough evidence to make a conclusion.
One example of using the scientific method in everyday life is trying to make a
new recipe while cooking. The observation would be knowledge of previous dishes
and ingredients that went well together in them. The hypothesis or prediction
would be a new mixture of ingredients for a new recipe. The test would be actually
making the recipe and testing it to see if it is good and if the flavors mesh well
together. Then, if the recipe is good, the conclusion would be writing the recipe
down and saving it. However, the prediction could also be edited by changing the
recipe and trying again. Altogether, this iterative process in cooking reflects the
scientific process.
Week 2 Cloning
Chapter six begins by looking at examples of the process of cloning. This is
possible because all DNA has the necessary information to build the individual all
over again.
In answering the questions below, demonstrate your understanding of the role of
DNA in the cloning process:



What kinds of guidelines should we create for scientists and consumers of cloning
technology?
What are the ethical goals that we should strive for, and what are the pitfalls and
complications that we wish to avoid?

Support your viewpoint with a reputable reference.

DNA cloning involves using a donor or source of DNA and creating a new
organism from it. The first example of a cloned animal is Dolly the sheep. The

sheep had been created in the lab using cells from an adult sheep mammary gland
(Weintraub, 2016). This proved that D...


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