Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence in an Urban Context

When you are born you have certain biological inheritance. The transmission of bioligical characteristics from one generation to another is heridity and the actual units of heridity are genes. Genes are physical traits, as well as behavorial and psychological. Our genetic makeup comes from genotypes while our physical distinctions come from phenotypes. There is a […]

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Nature vs. Nurture has been a topic of debate for quite some time amongst developmentalists. Is the development of humans purely mapped out, or rather, predetermined for us by our genetic coding, DNA. Or is the development of humans based on the experiences happening around them, forming and molding them into shape like clay. This […]

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Nature/Nurture: Genes and culture “Designer Babies” What is truly amazing about nature is that although, it is random, its randomization of creatures makes each living organism beautiful and unique in its own special way.  When people are given the idea that we can design our own babies, it sounds wonderful, but there exists complications in […]

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The controversy about designer babies has become a big one in the United States. According to CBS News, the technology used for making “designer babies” was originally created to screen for disease, it is called pre-implantation genetic diagnosis or PGD, and I believe that is all it should be used for. I do not like […]

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Today, society has become so up-to-date with technology that even designing your own baby has become a norm. What happened to being able to be surprised at 5 months pregnant about the gender of baby one is having? Technology advances occurred. Today we see more and more families undergoing a process in which couples can […]

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How desirable can you make your baby? Well, for “designer” babies, there can be limitless possibilities to make your baby as desirable as you want. For example, if you want your baby to have blue eyes and blonde hair, just go to a clinic that performs PGD, or pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, and undergo the procedure, […]

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A recent trend today with parents is the ability to choose the gender of their offspring. It will only be a matter of time before more traits will be customizable as well, such as hair and eye color. Along with this ability to choose, people can choose whether or not they want to keep a […]

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Recently, the ideas behind “designer” babies have come into topics of debate.  With the rapid advancement in genetic engineering, in 10 years time, bio engineers will not only be able to screen an embryo for it’s gender or presence of genetic disease, but will also be able to point out physical and psychological traits.  With […]

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Stem cell research is used for investigation of basic cells which develop organisms. The cells are grown in laboratories where tests are carried out to investigate fundamental properties of the cells. The controversy surrounding stem cell research led to an intense debate about ethics. Up until the recent years, the research method mainly focused on […]

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At first glance the idea of a “designer” baby is seems very exciting and convenient. I must admit that I find this idea of being able to choose your own baby’s gender without any health issues pretty tempting, given the opportunity to do so. I honestly don’t see the problem with having a “designer” baby […]

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