iGEM
I will be writing about the young adulthood stage. The genetic technology used is iGEM. iGEM stands for International Genetically Engineered Machine. The Congressional Budget Office works in this area in getting the funding for iGEM. Another part of the government that works in iGEM is the National Income and Product Accounts. This makes a distinction between current expenditures and investment spending.
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iGEM is being put to use to help stop abuse of synthetic biology. They are working to help gene synthesis companies and the customers to detect manufactured DNA as harmful agents for bioterrorism. DNA is being made easily now but some people are concerned that the use of the DNA will be abused. The Virginia iGEM team is playing a key role in preventing synthetic biology from being used in the wrong way.
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Growth Hormone Used in Sports
The stage of life is adulthood. The genetic technology that interests me is growth hormones used in sports such as HGH. The House of Representatives is working to make it harder for people to obtain steroids. Now to get anabolic steroids you must have a prescription from a physician.
HGH Article 1
The government doesn't want steroids being used by professional athletes because not only is it bad for a person's health, but it also shows children who idolize athletes the idea to use steroids too. The government is now testing police officers, firemen, court marshals, and other governmental workers. People who take anabolic steroids sometimes lose a sense of reality and become very paranoid, which causes them to do something crazy. There is no law that requires public workers to be tested for anabolic steroids.
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