PPT-WEEK 8: BIOPOLITICS, ‘DEGENERATION’ AND EUGENICS

Degeneration may be defined as a gradual change of the structure in which the organism becomes adapted to less varied and less complex conditions of life such as to leave the whole animal in a . m pm am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm Meal 1 Meal 2 Meal 3 Meal 4 Meal 5 Meal 6 NOTES brPage 3br The Training for LIFE Experience Daily Progress Report ACTUAL Upper Body Muscle Groups Chest Shoulders Back Triceps Bice Rise and Fall . of Eugenics. Kill or Cure. Aims/Structure of Lecture. 1. Introduce eugenics as a prime example of ‘doctoring the nation’ between the 1880s and 1940s. 2. Demonstrate that this went beyond Nazi Germany. . Part II. Eugenics: Healing by Killing in America and Germany. Eugenics: definition. A conflict of visions. Jewish values. Greek values. History of Eugenics in the Western World, primarily America and Germany. Breeding for a better World. !. T. he eleventh edition of The Encyclopedia Britannica defines eugenics as "the organic . betterment of the race through wise application of the laws of heredity.“ . The word is from a Greek word that means "wellborn." . The short version…. Examples of Disability date back to the earliest historical writings:. We began by appeasing the gods. Thus, by our initial efforts to understand difference we ascribed it to the work of deities . Lauran Maestas. Meghan Raney. Cressie Wright. Three major forms of Juvenile Macular Degeneration. Best’s Disease. Juvenile Retinoschisis. Stargardt Disease. All are rare and cause central vision loss. Carmen . Leyva. . Vicki Herrin . Hampton Huddleston. Stephen F. Austin State University. What is Macular Degeneration?. Macular Degeneration is the progressive deterioration of the macula, the light-sensitive cells of the central retina, at the back of the eye. As the macular cells malfunction and die, central vision becomes gray, distorted and is eventually lost. Peripheral vision does not become affected. . Purification Of Race Through Selective Breeding. The word "eugenics" was coined in 1883 by the English scientist Francis Galton. ,. a cousin of Charles Darwin, to promote the ideal of . perfecting the human race. the Ethics of Genetic Choice. Joe Givvin. E-mail: . jgivvin@mtmercy.edu. DETERMINING MY ETHICAL POSITION. GATTICA . Questioning . GATTICA. 4. Problem Case. Babies by Design. Wrap-up. Is the 1997 film. Regeneration – regrowth of damaged neurons. Reorganization. Recovery. Copyright © 2006 by Allyn and Bacon. Neuroplasticity. and Responses . to Nervous System Damage. Both portions of the axon degenerate. Background. Eugenics, “a set of beliefs” and pseudoscientific practices” aimed at improving the genetic quality of humans”, was growing in power and influence in the early decades of the 20. th. Kill or Cure. Aims/Structure of Lecture. 1. Introduce eugenics as a prime example of ‘doctoring the nation’ between the 1880s and 1940s. 2. Demonstrate that this went beyond Nazi Germany. 3. Examine the reasons for the rise of this mode of ‘doctoring the nation’. Prepared. . by-. Dr. S. K. . Sheetal. Assistant . Professor . cum . Jr. . Scientist . Department . of Veterinary . Gynaecology. and Obstetrics. ,. . Bihar . Veterinary . College, . Bihar Animal Sciences University,. A Neiteler. 1,2,3,5. , S Borooah. 6. , BT Selvaraj. 2,3,5. , K Burr. 2,3,5. , B Dhillon. 2,4. , JA Ross. 1. , S Chandran. 2,3,5. 1. Tissue Injury and Repair Group, . 2. Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, .