Summaries of Subtopics
Morals: Travis Rogers
In my subtopic the main topic of conversation was on bioethics. The main points each of the articles were trying to make was that before we proceed with the study of biomedical engineering we need to stop and seriously consider what is right and wrong for us to do. Should we genetically change how a baby will turn out, or neuro-engineer someone's thoughts and ideas. Scientists are even going as far as giving humans artificial organs such as a heart or lungs. Now the questions we need to ask ourselves are whether it is right to make ourselves less human and more machine.
Religion: Chris Gatewood
In this subtopic the relationship between religion and biotechnology is discussed. With biomedical engineering and biomedical research on the rise, I was interested to see how people that have a religious background felt about it. The first resource I found talks about have a set of new laws that become common as we continue to advance in the biomedical field. The second article is by a Christian scientist who is hoping to unite the religious and scientific communities. The last source helps you get into to the mind of different religious demographics to see how they feel about certain biomedical advances and practices.
Progression: James Hines
In my subtopic, the progression of prosthesis is shown and talked about. There have been tremendous improvements in the biomedical engineering field. Now there are prosthetic arms that allow the patient to use the arm as if it were their own, as well as have all of the senses of the arm they used to have. Biomedical engineers have designed this new prosthetic arm with temperature sensors and pressure sensors so that the user experience is maximized and it creates the most realistic look and feel. With these kinds of improvements, more amputees have been willing to use prosthesis because it will allow them to feel like they have their arm back.
Pricing: Edward De Sare
In the recent advancement of biotechnology, many people will question the affordability of the new medical innovations and procedures. This subtopic will list and explain a few examples of biotechnological products of how they are used in the medical field; to give a quick glimpse of how delicate the whole idea. Due to high maintenance and high demands, production of these artificial machines is expensive.
In my subtopic the main topic of conversation was on bioethics. The main points each of the articles were trying to make was that before we proceed with the study of biomedical engineering we need to stop and seriously consider what is right and wrong for us to do. Should we genetically change how a baby will turn out, or neuro-engineer someone's thoughts and ideas. Scientists are even going as far as giving humans artificial organs such as a heart or lungs. Now the questions we need to ask ourselves are whether it is right to make ourselves less human and more machine.
Religion: Chris Gatewood
In this subtopic the relationship between religion and biotechnology is discussed. With biomedical engineering and biomedical research on the rise, I was interested to see how people that have a religious background felt about it. The first resource I found talks about have a set of new laws that become common as we continue to advance in the biomedical field. The second article is by a Christian scientist who is hoping to unite the religious and scientific communities. The last source helps you get into to the mind of different religious demographics to see how they feel about certain biomedical advances and practices.
Progression: James Hines
In my subtopic, the progression of prosthesis is shown and talked about. There have been tremendous improvements in the biomedical engineering field. Now there are prosthetic arms that allow the patient to use the arm as if it were their own, as well as have all of the senses of the arm they used to have. Biomedical engineers have designed this new prosthetic arm with temperature sensors and pressure sensors so that the user experience is maximized and it creates the most realistic look and feel. With these kinds of improvements, more amputees have been willing to use prosthesis because it will allow them to feel like they have their arm back.
Pricing: Edward De Sare
In the recent advancement of biotechnology, many people will question the affordability of the new medical innovations and procedures. This subtopic will list and explain a few examples of biotechnological products of how they are used in the medical field; to give a quick glimpse of how delicate the whole idea. Due to high maintenance and high demands, production of these artificial machines is expensive.