ESLI Research Paper

What is ELSI?

ELSI stands for Ethical, Legal and Social Implications.

What is a research paper?

Look it up. Just kidding. A research paper means you are going to need to gather information from as many sources as possible and then sift through it to find what is helpful to you.

Where can you find information?

There is a link list on the right side bar for some places you can start looking. Many of these pages will have additional links at the bottom of the page which can lead you to more information. You can also check the library catalog.

When is this due?

This is due for all classes on Thursday December 12th.

Write a three page, 1.5 spaced paper (no more, no less) and (quit complaining, this is practically nothing!) addressing one of the following issues:

A. Fairness in the use of genetic information by insurers, employers, courts, schools, adoption agencies, and the military, among others.

A driving question is: Who should have access to personal genetic information, and how will it be used?

B. Privacy and confidentiality of genetic information.

A driving question is: Who owns and controls genetic information?

Use the check list below to make sure your paper meets all the requirements

¨ Three different sources are directly quoted in the paper and cited. For example:

Blah blah blah, “DNA samples can be held indefinitely, there is the added threat that samples will be used for purposes other than those for which they were gathered.”[1]

¨ All of sources are properly cited in the MLA format.

¨ There is an introduction paragraph which gives background of the human genome project (HGP).

¨ The HGP background includes how and why the project was started and when it was completed as well as three major findings that resulted from the project.

¨ If possible find a specific case study that supports your topic and summarize what happened.

¨ Consequences of misuse of genetic information.

¨ The overall paper addresses the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of the chosen topic.

¨ Paper is proof read, no seriously, please read the paper before you turn it in, and contains no grammatical or spelling errors.

¨ Paper is TYPED.

¨ Paper uses 1.5 spacing, size 12 Times New Roman Font and has 1” margins (yes you will be graded on this.

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[1] Genetics Legislation. Human Genome Project. Last modified Friday May 25^th, 2007. Accessed 12.6.2007 http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/legislat.shtml