Guidelines for Position Paper Abstract

The topic of the final position paper is entirely your choice. Choose a Science, Technology and Society related topic that you are interested in. Primary reasons for choosing a topic should be:

1. you are interested in it,
2. you have found a significant amount of information on this topic
3. it is a recent topic (last 5 years), and
4. it has been approved by the instructor.

Potential Position paper topics:

1.If people have genetic testing, who has the right to that information? Should healthcare companies and employers have access to that information?

2.Since it is now possible to sequence human genes to find out about possible future heath risks, is that something everyone should have done? What are the advantages or disadvantages?

3.Is organic food really better for you than genetically modified foods?

4.What are genetically modified food technologies able to do? How does this compare with traditional plant breeding methods?

5.Should genetically modified food technologies be used to solve hunger issues?

6.When does it become morally wrong to genetically engineer your child?

7.What are the potential benefits and risks of stem cell research?