1. Refer to objective #11 (“Discuss how technology has improved our ability to find and use ocean resources.”. If you visit the ocean, how might you expect the makeup of seawater to affect you? 2. Refer to objective #6 “Understand the makeup of seawater and its chemical composition, including properties of water, specific dissolved salts, salinity, and dissolved gases.” Imagine that you are faced with the task of creating technology sufficient to find and use the ocean resources in the year 2050. After the degradation of the Earth’s atmosphere, it is your job to find potential in the Earth’s hydrosphere. Describe the technology you might employ to inhabit our Earth’s Oceans

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"1. it should be, it has been for about 20 years, and it's really not much different in the end than breeding animals to have particular traits. there are always concerns about genetically engineered animals/plants affecting the environment in unexpected negative ways, but i can't think of an example where the fears didn't turn out to be baseless.  

first, as you point out, it would be a great advance in pharmacology, to be able to tailor drugs and their doses to me. the pros involve better medical treatment. the cons involve privacy issues like insurance companies denying coverage to people with genetic risk factors. looking at dna markers wouldn't affect the frequency of genetic diseases, but it would allow detection of them earlier. and ok, actually i suppose that if people used this information to avoid having children with genetic diseases, some might decrease in frequency."