A doctor has applied for a patent on new technology, involving the use of advanced computers to create a new type of organism. One goal is to genetically alter these organisms for use in human organ growth and transplant. The doctor says that, if she is not granted a patent, she will continue her research.
· Write a 1,750- to 2,800-word paper, addressing the scenario.
· Address the following questions in your paper:
o Should the doctor's activity be considered a violation of the law, a deviant act, or neither?
o If this activity is a violation of the law or should be, how may it be stopped, especially if the doctor goes overseas?
o Is the doctor's research an abuse of technology?
o Does such research have any victims?
o Should those who develop new technology be required to have their innovations screened?
o What other strategies may be used to allow society time to evaluate new technology before it is implemented?