The Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs of the American Medical Association concluded that genetic manipulation for purposes other than the prevention, cure, or treatment of genetic disorders may be permissible if:
A. there would be a clear and meaningful benefit to the child whose genes would be modified
B. the genetic technology could control human matings to produce desirable traits
C. trade-offs could be made with other characteristics or traits to improve the human genome
D. citizens with low intelligence were given priority to access the genetic technology over citizens with high intelligence
A. there would be a clear and meaningful benefit to the child whose genes would be modified
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a. moving up the caste ladder. b. slowly adding beef to one's diet. c. gradually eliminating social mobility from the society. d. becoming more Islamic and less Hindu. e. learning a new language.
A __________ is a married couple or other group of adult kinfolk who cooperate economically and in the upbringing of children, and all or most of whom share a common dwelling
a. household b. family c. kindred d. kin group
How might a historian interpret the Garden of Eden tale?
A) Men lived in blissful ignorance until women invented agriculture. B) It reflects men's deeply hidden fears of female sexuality. C) Literacy and other forms of knowledge brought irreversible social change. D) It encourages men to control their wives, who are apt to make bad decisions.
What possible situation must be considered when deciding to provide vaccinations against life-threatening disease to a new community?
A) if the vaccine has minor side effects, such as headache or fever B) what time of year to give the vaccine, since its efficacy is seasonal C) if social stratification might prevent every individual from receiving the vaccine D) whether the society has the resources to sustain the potential population increase