Biomedical Engineering Principles;

Biomedical Engineering Principles; , Spring 2015 Assignment 1 Due: Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015 (beginning of class) Submit with Turnitin (Blackboard => Assignments => HW1 – Ethics) This assignment can be done in groups of up to two students. One assignment should be turned in per group. Choose one of the situations listed below relating to an ethical issue in biomedical engineering . Search for articles on the topic to gain a bet ter understanding of both sides of the ethical issue. Write a summary of the issue and the current state of medicine/technology in relation to the issue (is this happening now and where?). Include a bibliography of sources used (must have at least 3 ) and cite sources within the text. Write two arguments, one for and one against a particular action. Your reasoning should be clear and concise for each argument. If you do the assignment correctly, the reader should not be able to determine your personal p reference after reading the two arguments. You will be graded on the cohesiveness and logic of each argument, as well as your demonstration of the ability to understand and argue both sides of an issue. Write at least one page, but no more than two pages (not including the bibliography). Your final paper should have 3 paragraphs: 1. Background and current state of the technology 2. Ethical arguments for or against an action 3. The converse argument Stem cells/Animal testing: You work in a genetic disease resear ch lab. You have just received a delivery of test subjects (choose one: embryonic stem cells or live animal test subjects) for experimentation of a new vaccine, which has promise to be a potential cure for E bola . Is it ethically permissible to perform experiments on them , which will result in their destruction/death? Genetic sampling of embryos (designer babies): You are hired to work for a company that performs in vitro fertilization for couples wanting to conceive a child. Multiple embryos are creat ed and when enough cell division has occurred, genetic material can be sampled and the parents can choose which embryo to keep based on genetic markers (sex, height, hair color, etc.). Is it ethically permissible to selectively choose which embryos to keep and to destroy the unwanted embryos ? Artificial Implants : You work for a medical device comp any and your team is developing a new design for a shoulder replacement. During clinical trials, the shoulde r replacement has been shown in some cases to enhan ce human capabilities beyond normal levels . Is it ethically permissible to continue with the clinical trials and to market the device? Neural engineering and neuroethics : You are developing a deep brain stimulator to treat neurological diseases. The brain stimulator is effective in treating the disease; however, you notice that one of the side effects is that the treatment alters some of the patients’ personalities in various ways . Is it ethically permissible to continue using t his device to tr eat the disease? PLACE THIS ORDER OR A SIMILAR ORDER WITH US TODAY AND GET AN AMAZING DISCOUNT :)