Discussion

1. How, according to the authors of the article, has the role of science changed in the new millennium?

2. Why has the distinction between “natural” and “artificial” become complexified?

3. The authors of the article refer to a “posthuman culture”. What do they mean? Do you agree that we are entering a “posthuman” era?

4. What arguments do proponents and opponents of cloning and biotechnology provide to support their lines?

5. Who, according to Steven Best and Douglas Kellner, should be involved in the debates over biotechnology?

6. What accusations do the authors level against modern scientists employed by biotechnology corporations?

7. Why do you think the recent developments in biotechnology pose a challenge for democracy?

8. What is your personal opinion on the issues raised in the article?

V. If you solve the following puzzle you will be able to read an epigraph to the article “Biotechnology, Ethics, and the Politics of Cloning” (see ex.4). The clues below will help you – each symbol on the right corresponds to a letter in the English words defined on the left.

Discuss with your classmates why Steven Best and Douglas Kellner chose this quotation as an epigraph for their article?

1. Using only two feet for locomotion	bipedalism
2. The part of skull that encloses the brain: braincase	cranium
3. Any of a family of apes that includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orang-utan	pongid
4. A basin-shaped structure in the skeleton of many vertebrates to which legs are joined	pelvis
5. The proximal bone of the hind or lower limb — called also femur;	thighbone
6. The bony or more or less cartilaginous framework supporting the soft tissues and protecting the internal organs of a vertebrate	skeleton
7. One of the four long thin parts on a human hand, not including the thumb	finger
8. The transmission of genetically derived qualities from ancestor to descendant through the genes	heredity
9. Environment contamination especially with man-made waste	pollution
10. Either of two complex cartilaginous or bony structures in most vertebrates that border the mouth, support the soft parts enclosing it, and usually bear teeth	jaw

we are ready to go because we think

that the genie is out of her bottle

(Dr. Panos Zavos)

VI. Using additional sources of information prepare a report on one of the following topics and present it to the class

Biotechnology in the modern world.
Hereditary disorders in humans.
Methods of regulating gene expression.

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