Shella Mae S Line BSNII-ORLANDO
TOPIC: WHEN TECHNOLOGY AND HUMANITY CROSS
Search for national policies or laws that address the ethical and moral concerns in the technological era.
•REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10055
AN ACT PROVIDING THE FRAMEWORK AND SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT,
USE, AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GENERATED FROM RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT FUNDED BY GOVERNMENT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
•REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10844
AN ACT CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY,
DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
•REPUBLIC ACT No. 2067
AN ACT TO INTEGRATE, COORDINATE, AND INTENSIFY SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT AND TO FOSTER INVENTION; TO PROVIDE FUNDS THEREFOR; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
•REPUBLIC ACT No. 2067
AN ACT TO INTEGRATE, COORDINATE, AND INTENSIFY SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT AND TO FOSTER INVENTION; TO PROVIDE FUNDS THEREFOR; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
TOPIC: INFORMATION SOCIETY
1. The development of broadcasting media, internet and smart devices have brought changes in the way
people live their life today. Explanation: The information age has brought changes by bringing the
information at hand, by connecting with every corner of the world through the internet services.
2. The transmission of information evolved from ancient times because now we are using many
advanced technologies to transfer information to others but in ancient times they were used pigeons
and humans to transfer information.
3. It made information more readily available to everyone. Books could be had by almost everyone, not
just the rich. It is a strong possibility that without the invention of the printing press, the Protestant
reformation would not have happened. Nor would have the American and French revolutions. World
history, not just Europeann history would be dramatically different.
4. If any of social media are closed in a country, there would be a massive anarchy.
All the businesses based on that specific social media collapsed and many people lost their jobs and
sources of income. After a while some of the businesses returned on that social media using VPNs. But
they could ever compensate the loss.
5. To ensure that you do not propagate inaccurate and unreliable information always check your sources
before you share it. Nowadays, people rely on gathering information and news in social media. One
could share an information easily. But not all things shared in social media are trustworthy and can be
trusted. In order for us to prevent in sharing these fake news and information, we should only share
content from trusted and known sources. Sources that contains big names in the news and media
industry. For example, a news TV page or newspaper page. Also, you can verify the information using
several pages and sources to ensure the authenticity of the news. Once you do this, you can ensure that
you are sharing the right information online.
TOPIC:BIODIVERSITY
1. The environment addresses the needs of the living beings by providing the ecosystem services. And
the environment provides water, air, soil, minerals and other natural resources, which are necessary for
the survival, growth and development of the living organisms. Moreover, the living beings interact
among themselves to lead their life cycles by maintaining the mutualistic, parasitic and other kind of
symbiotic relationships.
2. We can participate in biodiversity conservation by increasing our knowledge of environmental issues,
increasing our awareness of the impacts of biodiversity loss, and increasing support for government
policies and actions that conserve our valuable ecosystems. We can become educators and role models
as stewards of the environment by aiding in the recovery of species at risk and preventing other species
from becoming at risk. Habitat stewardship consists of activities that range from enhancing the quality
of soil, water, air and other natural resources to monitoring and conserving wildlife species and their
habitat by donating the property to a land trust.
3. genetic manipulation is a process done to manipulate the genome of an organism in order to produce
desired traits. In the past, this was done through selective breeding, which is when a desired trait is
witnessed in an organism, and humans then breed that organism in hopes of that trait being passed
down.
4. The Pros
GMO practices can be used to produce “designer” crops, which have more nutrients, grow quicker and
produce more yield, are more resistant to pesticides and use less fertiliser.
Artificially implanting DNA from one species to another can save many, many years of research. Waiting
for the unpredictable nature of traditional breeding methods can take decades to achieve the required
equilibrium; such a goal can be reached instantaneously with GMO.
GMO experimentation can be used to manipulate animal (and, theoretically, human) cells to be
healthier or desirable. For example, the article, Scientists One Step Closer to Male Contraceptive Pill,
talks about how genetically-modified mice are helping to research possible male contraception.
GMOs have been around for almost 20 years, so health concerns related to them should have become
apparent by now.
Change (and specifically, unnatural change) can be good. For example, cleaning and cooking our food
may not be natural but it is beneficial.
The Cons
Studies have shown that genetically modified corn and soy fed to rats led to a higher risk of them
developing liver and kidney problems. These health risks may not be transferable to humans, but they
illustrate the unpredictable nature of GMOs on living things.
GMOs are not always tested thoroughly. The shortest GMO testing times are a mere 90 days, which
many fear is simply not enough time to ascertain all of the risks.
Transgenic modification produces organism types which would never occur naturally, making them
highly unpredictable.
GMOs could affect those with allergies in unpredictable ways.
Though GMOs were developed with a view to reducing the amount of pesticides used, this is not always
the case. As weeds and bacteria become resistant to the pesticide, farmers actually use more, safe in the
knowledge the crop will not be affected.
Often GMO products are not clearly labelled, meaning people do not have the choice to decide whether
or not they wish to consume GMO products.
GMO testing often involves performing experiments upon animals, which some people feel is a breach
of animal rights.
5. Yes. Because there is no evidence that a crop is dangerous to eat just because it is GM. There could be
risks associated with the specific new gene introduced, which is why each crop with a new characteristic
introduced by GM is subject to close scrutiny. Since the first widespread commercialisation of GM
produce 18 years ago there has been no evidence of ill effects linked to the consumption of any
approved GM crop.
TOPIC: THE NANO WORLD
1. Nanotechnology liked to creating a statue out of a pile of dust because it is based on naturevwhich
uses chemistry to join small size molecules.
Here pile of dust is used to make pile of nano particles form which we can pull out those particles which
we need. After this by using chemistry we can arrange many of these particles to make a [Link]
example we can look around and observe that our nature has built everything this way such as beach
which is made with small particles of dust called as sands.
2. Nanostructure science and technology now forms a common thread that runs through all physical and
materials sciences and is emerging in industrial applications as nanotechnology. The breadth of the
subject material is demonstrated by the fact that it covers and intertwines many of the traditional areas
of physics, chemistry, biology, and medicine. Within each main topic in this field there can be many
subfields. For example, the electrical properties of nanostructured materials is a topic that can cover
electron transport in semiconductor quantum dots, self-assembled molecular nanostructures, carbon
nanotubes, chemically tailored hybrid magnetic-semiconductor nanostructures, colloidal quantum dots,
nanostructured superconductors, nanocrystalline electronic junctions, etc. Obviously, no one book can
cope with such a diversity of subject matter.
3. Nanotechnology is a multidisciplinary field of research and stretches over fields like materials science,
mechanics, electronics, biology and medicine. The fact that it is multidisciplinary field, sometimes make
it difficult to separate it from near by sciences.
4. The whole observed history of our universe shows that nature builds from the bottom up. In other
words, evolves! Right through from the evolution of chemical elements in the first stars to the present
evolution of the Internet. Certainly their are occasional apparent top-down processes - in biology the
probable evolution of viruses from organisms with a lipid cell wall is an example. But even in these cases
the overall outcome can be shown to be bottom-up.
5. Nanotechnology holds great promise for developing revolutionary tools to help create a more energy
efficient world, such as fuel cells, batteries and solar panels. Nanotechnology can provide solutions for
cleaning contaminated soil and water, and it will play a critical role in transforming medicine and health
care.
TOPIC: GENE THERAPY
1. There are two different types of gene therapy depending on which types of cells are treated: Somatic
gene therapy: transfer of a section of DNA to any cell of the body that doesn't produce sperm or eggs.
Effects of gene therapy will not be passed onto the patient's children.
2. A large variety of therapeutic genes are under investigation, such as tumour suppressor, suicide,
antiangiogenesis, inflammatory cytokine and micro‐RNA genes. Recent progress concerns new vectors,
such as oncolytic viruses, and the synergy between viral gene therapy, chemotherapy and radiation
therapy.
3. Medical researchers believe that stem cell treatments have the potential to change the face of human
disease and alleviate suffering. A number of current stem cell treatments already exists, although they
are not commonly used because they tend to be experimental and not very cost-effective.
4. Gene therapy replaces a faulty gene or adds a new gene in an attempt to cure disease or improve
your body's ability to fight disease. Gene therapy holds promise for treating a wide range of diseases,
such as cancer, cystic fibrosis, heart disease, diabetes, hemophilia and AIDS.
5. Yes it can change the average human lifespan will change. Whether for better or worse remains to be
seen, Many respondents are saying for the better with medical and technological advancements,
however I tend to believe that the average human lifespan is going to drop drastically.
TOPIC: CLIMATE CHANGE
1. Scientists have high confidence that global temperatures will continue to rise for decades to come,
largely due to greenhouse gases produced by human activities. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC), which includes more than 1,300 scientists from the United States and other countries,
forecasts a temperature rise of 2.5 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit over the next century.
2. Scientists say the accumulation of heat in the oceans is the strongest evidence of how fast Earth is
warming due to heat-trapping gases released by the burning of fossil fuels
3. Healthy ecosystems and rich biodiversity are fundamental to life on our planet. Climate change is
affecting the habitats of several species, which must either adapt or migrate to areas with more
favourable conditions. Even small changes in average temperatures can have a significant effect upon
ecosystems.
4. What can people or nations do to fix global warming? Give 5 contributions you can personally achieve
and 3 potential contributions on a national or international scale?
Five contribution I can personally achieve
•For one, we can go for public transport as much as possible, avoiding personal vehicles
•Promoting the culture of cycling for traveling short distances
•Taking personal responsibility to plant and raise a tree after every five years (Later on the tree can
grow on its own).
•Switching to vegan/(or at least vegetarian) diet. Minimizing the intake of non vegetarian food could
significantly impact the carbon levels in atmosphere as the carbon footprint of non veg food production
is very high as compared to vegan food production
•Switching to renewable sources of energy like installing solar panels at our homes
Three potential contributions on national or international scale
•Switching from fuel based vehicles to EVs. Subsidizing Electric Vehicles initially may be of great help
from government's side
•Forming stricter rules to protect green cover of the country and initiating afforestation events that
ensures huge public participation
•Increasing taxes on animal foods will discourage their consumption and also animal farming, and thus a
lesser requirements of grasslands and deforestation
5. If the climate change for the last 20 years continues for another hundred years, global average
temperatures will be slightly higher than now if at all. Extreme weather events like hurricanes and
tornadoes will be no more common than now. Oceans will on average be about a foot higher than they
are today..