Assignemnt: Biethical Issues
1. What is "technological convergence" in the context of cybertechnology?
2. Why do some converging technologies raise special ethical and social issues?
3. Describe key aspects of pervasive (or ubiquitous) computing. How is it different from conventional or traditional computing?
4. What is bioinformatics, and how is it different from computational genomics?
5. Identify three kinds of ethical issues associated with bioinformatics.
6. How does the practice of storing personal genetic data in privately owned computer databases raise issues affecting information ownership and property-rights?
7. What is machine ethics?
8. What is nanotechnology?
9. What are nanocomputers?
10. What kinds of ethical challenges do research in nanotechnology and nanocomputing pose?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.