Describes the symptoms and causes of the disease Hereditary hemochromatosis. Provides statistical detail on occurence rates.

A brief overview of genetics and heredity. A rapidly growing field of science, genetics benefits greatly from the work of Gregor Mendel, considered the "father of genetics."

Examines the issue human cloning. Debates the pros and cons and the ethical issues surrounding the procedure. Describes political efforts to outlaw the process.

My essay is about the controversy of human cloning.

I fail to understand how there can possibly be arguments in support of human cloning. It took Scottish scientists two hundred seventy- seven attempts to successfully clone Dolly, the first identical genetic twin produced from the mixing of genes from an older sheep's utter and "the reproductive machinery of a sheep's egg. Cloning humans is unsafe because attempting so will result in miscarriages and abnormalities of the genetic twin for an unknown number of attempts until success is reached.

Huntington's Disease is a genetically transmitted disease so it will be continuing from generation to generation if scientists do not find a cure for it. The affects it has on a person is quite life changing. People are suffering all the time while doing everyday things and they really need help.

Hypothyroidism, also referred to as Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, is a condition in which the thyroid gland does not produce adequate amounts of the thyroid hormone thyroxine. The thyroid hormone helps maintain normal cholesterol balance, heart function, and brain function, along with controlling the body's rate of metabolism.