Watch the video below (It is long but well worth it)
When you are finished, answer the following questions in a reply to this blog post
(1) Was Rosalind Franklin “Robbed”?
(2) What “rights” do scientists have to their data? Do they “own” it?
(3) What do you think of Gosling’s statement at the end of the video about who was responsible for Wilkins (and thus Watson and Crick) seeing the data?
(4) Did Rosalind Franklin “steal” Wilkins’ student (Raymond Gosling)?
(5) Do you think something like this would happen today? Have times changed?
(6) Were Watson and Crick too careless in their first model, or is this ( as some have suggested) just how science works, by trial and error? Was Franklin too cautious?
Read the Mother Courage article and the DIY scientist articles. What major ethical error did a doctor make in the first article? What do you attribute the difference in insight between this doctor and Jill Viles? . Note that I must approve your first comment, so you won’t see your comments until after I approve them.
Write your answers as a reply in the comments section
Many animals have been cloned including monkeys, but so far there have been no confirmed reports of human cloning. Should it be illegal? If not, under what circumstances should it be allowed?
Recent experiments (in the video in this week’s folder) claim that two babies have been born that were genetically engineered to resist HIV infection. Should this or any similar genetic modifications (which can be passed from generation to generation unlike standard gene therapy) be allowed for humans? Explain.
Watch the video below (It is long but well worth it)
When you are finished, answer the following questions in a reply to this blog post
(1) Was Rosalind Franklin “Robbed”?
(2) What “rights” do scientists have to their data? Do they “own” it?
(3) What do you think of Gosling’s statement at the end of the video about who was responsible for Wilkins (and thus Watson and Crick) seeing the data?
(4) Did Rosalind Franklin “steal” Wilkins’ student (Raymond Gosling)?
(5) Do you think something like this would happen today? Have times changed?
(6) Were Watson and Crick too careless in their first model, or is this ( as some have suggested) just how science works, by trial and error? Was Franklin too cautious?
Here is a place to post questions about the class. You may post questions about the class organization and about specific topics. I will also post questions that get frequently asked.
Read the Mother Courage article and the DIY scientist articles. What major ethical error did a doctor make in the first article? What do you attribute the difference in insight between this doctor and Jill Viles? You will get 2 points for answering this question. You will get 1 point if you comment on someone else’s answer (Give their name), but you must first make a comment before you can read and comment. Note that I must approve the first comment, so you won’t see your comments until after I approve them.
Write your answers as a reply in the comments section
(General onefile or omnifile are good places to start)
Note: this is a public site which means that it can be read outside of LCC. Please keep this in mind and use appropriate language.
Enter your submission as a reply to this post.
I have to approve all new users to this site, so the first time you use this, you will not see your article appear until after it is approved.
You can get up to 10 points extra credit for doing this. This can be valuable, especially if you did poorly on the last exam.
Note: The total number of extra credit points possible in this class is 25. Some people are close to 20 extra credit points. You can find the total in D2l.
