Project 1: Biotechnology News Report

Write a hypothetical news report about biotechnology in the future

Criteria:

1. Familiarize yourself with the biotechnologies in the textbook readings and the presentation. Also, familiarize yourself with science journalism for a layperson audience, such as that of http://www.livescience.com/ (Links to an external site.), http://www.sciencedaily.com/ (Links to an external site.),https://www.sciencenews.org/, (Links to an external site.) http://www.nytimes.com/pages/science/, (Links to an external site.) and many more.

2. Invent a fictitious, but biologically plausible, use of an existing biotechnology that we have learned about in our course. This could be anything from the trendy new “gene therapy tattoos” fashion, to an athletic scandal involving genetic “doping”, to the newest zoo exhibit of a de-extincted animal or a spectacular medical treatment, but you must make sure to be able to explain the plausibility of the choice.

3. Write a news article from the year 2034 about the use of your fictitious use of biotechnology. Include in your article, biological details about how scientists were able to accomplish this new achievement. Put this new achievement in perspective with the historical context of the road leading up to this biotech and the potential next steps that researches might take next (remember this is from 2034).

4. Also address in any social, cultural, and/or ethical issues that are applicable to your choice in the article.

5. You must meet a minimum of 800 words for this project.

6. You must submit your article through TurnItIn

7. Please cite all sources

Tips:

1. Choose one biotechnology that you are excited about, and research it thoroughly. Deeper understanding of the subject will make for better results with this project.