Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science articles from July 2004

Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science archives from July 2004

Personhood and the human embryo: a biologist's view.(Column)
July 1, 2004... The burgeoning science and industry associated with modern biotechnologies like genetic engineering, reproductive cloning, extending human life span, human embryonic stem cell use, therapeutic cloning, and pre-implantation diagnosis raise...

The fate of the sciences.
July 1, 2004... ABSTRACT By and large, those who discuss the fate of the sciences divide into two camps. The first includes those convinced that the sciences will be complete once a few major problems are solved. Partisans of this camp commonly presume...

Understanding the anti-nuclear movement: what their successes can teach us about our failures.
July 1, 2004... God did not create plutonium and therefore it is evil --Anonymous I have a three-year-old daughter who is currently learning how to argue. She has been persuasive for a long time--threatening to throw a fit in a restaurant has always...

Dude, only grownups die: bioethical considerations of in loco parentis on college campuses.
July 1, 2004... ABSTRACT One of the many structures of our society shattered in the late 1960s was the matter of "in loco parentis" on many college campuses. The college could no longer act as parent to the student, a change brought about by claims of...

Human nature and the creation of new values.
July 1, 2004... The concept of human nature, having fallen on hard times during the modern period, has become a focus of contemporary interest. This renewed interest centers around the new genetics, especially the real possibility of genetically transforming...

Potential barriers to informed consent.
July 1, 2004... INTRODUCTION Every health care provider and every researcher knows that securing informed consent from patients and potential study participants is a critical requirement before treatment or research activities may commence. The three...

History of the Division of Fertilizer and Soil Chemistry of the American Chemical Society.
July 1, 2004... ABSTRACT The Division of Fertilizer Chemistry, one of the five original divisions of the American Chemical Society, was organized in 1908. Frank Berton Carpenter, chief chemist of Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company, became its first...

English studies and biotechnology: applications of language theory to genetic research.
July 1, 2004... With the publication of the 2000 and 2003 genome "drafts," the Human Genome Project (HGP) was propelled onto the world stage as a major advancement in biological research, garnering hyperbolic praise from major world leaders like President Bill...

Euthanasia jurisprudence and physician-assisted suicide: what did Glucksberg teach us?
July 1, 2004... While few in number, my claims in this paper move from the modest to the questionable. The focus of this paper is primarily on the theory of law as it surrounds the doctor's role in hastening the death of those who are terminally ill and wish...

Minutes.
July 1, 2004... Minutes AAS Fall Executive Committee Meeting Samford Sciencenter Birmingham, AL October 30, 2004 Call to Order and Approval of Minutes (A) President Ron Jenkins called the meeting to order at 10:12 a.m. Minutes of the...