Blog #13

Post three (3) ideas for potential articles you might contribute to Life—The Book. For each idea, include the following:
1. The Big Idea—the science, the humanities & the relevant stage of life.
2. A picture that represents the big idea
3. A quick description of the genetic sc

ience involved.
4. A more substantial explanation of the relevant cultural, historical, geogr

aphical, economic and/or governmental context and his

tory.

1.The potential market for DNA vaccinations, how it works, how would it change our society, affects, all ages, maybe beyond.

2.

3. Scientists are able to make micro organisms produce proteins that fight HIV and AIDS and even cancer. These DNA vaccinations can be absorbed through hair follicles and also inhaled.

4. After we are able to cure all diseases, how will our political topics change, what will pop culture focus on? How will this affect the economy and how pharmaceutical companies will benefit and how it changes the economy.

Idea 2

1. Heart Disease and its affects on economics and ethics

2.

3. I could talk about the gene therapy that strengthen the arteries and explain other therapies and the details. And how mitochondria's life could be lengthened.

4. I could talk about how this would affect culture if people were able to live a lot longer and how that affects the medical industry.

Idea 3

1. Plantibodies and the 3rd world, all ages

2.

3. I'll describe the process of how they get potatoes to produce proteins that cure or prevent diseases.

4. I would do research on how the 3rd world will be impacted by this technology and what that means for medicine and agriculture today, and look into the FDA.