https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3 https://hms.harvard.edu/news/nano-drones-deliver Now that you know the details regarding the use of nano drones for medical advancements, what are some ethical ramifications that may arise from their use? en-us 2016-10-13 19:07:03 UTC 2016-10-25 03:09:25 UTC hello@padlet.com mchughnancy https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/130886990 2016-10-14 23:05:49 UTC https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/130886990 barbera_vittorio https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/131010496 Some problems may arise when first tested on humans because we do not yet know how one may react. When tested on mice it reduced the particles, but how do we know that it will have the same effect on a human being. I think that this is a necessary risk to take though. This is such a big problem in the world that we are desperate to find a way to help treat it. I look at my grandparents and other relatives and hope for their health. This could be a life saving discovery for so many people and make so many families have their relatives be with them a little longer. So although there may be some ramifications, I think we should pursue this. ]]> 2016-10-16 23:53:07 UTC https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/131010496 https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/132494498 I believe the use of these nanomedicinces to prevent heart attacks is a a very good idea. Heart attacks are the leading cause of death among men and women in the United States, and I agree with the reasons of developing this drug. I don't believe that the risks of taking these medicines spawn any ethical issues, because it is up to each and every individual whether or not the believe themselves to be at risk of a heart attack.]]> 2016-10-22 14:33:49 UTC https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/132494498 borai_omar https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/132495210 I believe the use of these nanomedicinces to prevent heart attacks is a a very good idea. Heart attacks are the leading cause of death among men and women in the United States, and I agree with the reasons of developing this drug. Unfortunately, the drug comes with many downsides, and increases the odds of many other diseases. I don't believe that the risks of taking these medicines spawn any ethical issues, however, because it is up to each and every individual whether or not they believe themselves to be at risk of atherosclerosis. I support the idea of the nanomedicines entirely.
Where the problem lies, in my opinion, is how the drug is being tested. So far, the drug has only been tested on mice. Although it has been fairly successful on the test subjects, there are still some serious risks of transferring to human tests. There is no predicting how the nanomedicines will react in the human body. I have mixed feelings about testing out this new and innovative drug on humans. As much as I support the use of nanomedicines, I am not fond of the concept of human test subjects.]]> 2016-10-22 14:48:52 UTC https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/132495210 dimarco_alexander https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/132513513 The use of nano drones for medical advancements is a big breakthrough for the medical community. But, using an anti-inflammatory drug can break down the immune system of a person. Without your immune system, your body will not be able to fight off infection. Tabas suggestsed that this approach to prevent a heart attack might not even be worth it. Also, this inflammation can damage your arterial wall which may not prevent a heart attack. Some ethical ramifications are looking at the lesser of two evils. People in the world die from heart attacks every day, but the inflammation can cause side affects that will lead to a shortened life span. Also, the drug has not been tested on humans, which means the scientists are cautious about this medical advancement.]]> 2016-10-22 22:18:40 UTC https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/132513513 https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/132543631 The use of these nano drones is a true medical advancement, however there are some issues that need to be resolved before these nano drones can go mainstream. The first ethical issue that they have tested these drones only on mice, and while it has not proven to be harmful to the mice it also hasn't proven to be helpful either. The reasoning behind this is because the purpose of these specific nano drones is for the prevention of heart attacks, but mice cannot have heart attacks. The next issue is the fact that the side effects from these nano drones could potentially be more harmful than helpful, they can cause harmful effects to an immune system as well as harming functions in the body that are used to help fight heart attacks in the first place rendering the whole process useless. Along with the risks of these side effects there is also a chance that the person using these nano drones may never have a heart attack and therefore there is no gain from these nano drones. In my opinion more research needs to be conducted before these become a new tool in the field of medicine.]]> 2016-10-23 14:42:51 UTC https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/132543631 https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/132560495 The use of nano drones is a huge big breakthrough for the medical field. They have been used to help prevent heart attacks which is phenomenal. Heart attacks are one of the most common deaths to people across the nation, and they have good reasons for developing the drug. Although it can be helpful, it comes with some negatives. This drug increase the odds of getting other diseases. So there is a huge risk up in the air that people have to be willing to take. Even though the drug has been successful when tested, the fact still remains that the drug has only been tested on mice and there can still be a risk with allowing humans to take the drug as well. Since the drug has not been tested on humans, the scientists are cautious about using this in the medical field, and I don't blame them.]]> 2016-10-23 19:15:08 UTC https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/132560495 https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/132563358 Although the development of nano drones in medicine is a very important advancement, there could be ethical concerns relating to their use. One ethical concern could be the use of them for malicious purposes. These drones can deliver all sorts of payloads, in the case of the article an anti-inflammatory drug, which are very beneficial to organisms suffering from disease. However, in the wrong hands, these drones could cause massive damage to a person's body. However, it would by decades until this is an issue. It would take that long for these drones to be so widespread to be able to be manipulated outside of a laboratory.  Another ethical concern could be about how unproven they are. They have been proved to work in mice, but mice are much smaller than humans. The question is whether they would work in a much larger blood vessel. If it doesn't work in humans, the drone could release the drug in an unwanted area causing issues for the person which it was put in. ]]> 2016-10-23 19:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/132563358 tsikouras_paul https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/132571908 The fact that nano drones are capable of entering a human body is not just an advancement in the medical field but for humanity as a whole. These drones have been said to be able to enter the body, inject a drug that can decrease the risk of a heart attack.However, there are some peopl, like myself, who think there is a danger to this concept. The first being that these drones have not been tested on humans yet, they have been only tested on mice. Second, how can we trust that these drones are reliable. If one of these drones malfunctions and releases a specific drug in an un wanted area, it could potentially kill a person. And finally, how do we know the effects of robots will have on the human body. I would like know more about this concept and I want to see this succeed so we may further help society as a whole.]]> 2016-10-23 22:05:24 UTC https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/132571908 https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/132578814 I am impressed by how much scientists can shrink things nowadays. From the billions of transistors in a processor to these tiny "nano drones"; shrinking things usually means more efficiency. The fact that doctors are able to use these for medical advancement is truly revolutionary. However, the fact that they have only been tested on mice so far is a bit concerning. Ethical concerns arise when scientists need to use humans as guinea pigs. If this is used for a clinical trial, and there is no hope for the diseased, I think it could save lives. However, if doctors are exploiting people and giving it to people without the patient agreeing, there are ethical concerns. It could potentially kill someone, it is still very experimental. In my opinion, this is very similar to chimeras, which we read about last week. It is still in a very early stage and the ethics of any experimental treatment or drug is really up to the subject.]]> 2016-10-24 00:00:08 UTC https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/132578814 https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/132579043 The fact that we have developed the technology to allow drones the length of a nanometer to enter a body and inject heart-attack preventing medicine is truly incredible, but that does not mean it is ethical. There are multiple reasons why I believe that these drones are dangerous. First off, mice and humans are very different. While the drones proved beneficial in mice so far (limited research), there are a million things that could go wrong in the human body. Our bodies are much more complex and contain some mechanisms that mice do not have. Also, there could be negative long term effects or other negative effects that the researchers were not aware of. If one of these problems were to happen when a drone is put in a human's body, the result could be fatal. 
 Another reason that I am skeptical about these drones is that I believe the more artificial matter we input into our lives, the worse our lives will be. While these drones are made of FDA approved materials, our bodies aren't accustomed to interacting with a drone, regardless of what it's made of. Overall, while these advancements are amazing, we must dissect every possible negative outcome that could come from the drones. If we do not do that, the people's lives could be lost. ]]> 2016-10-24 00:03:54 UTC https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/132579043 https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/132580255 This technology is something that has been talked about in futuristic movies, but now it is reality. It is a really interesting field, but it also has many things that can go wrong. The age old question is how far can we push technology and this is a major step, but is it safe? Sending in drones that small into a body is very effective, but can't it be lost if it is that small? In reality, it is a life changing breakthrough, but should never be implemented until it is completely safe for a civilian. If it goes awry, then it could potentially do Loren damage than what was going on before. We don't know what would happen to a person if they had the drugs in the wrong place, and it doesn't need to be found out. So until these nano drones are proven to be safe, they should be tested extensively ]]> 2016-10-24 00:22:19 UTC https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/132580255 https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/132580606      The use of nano drones on humans could be one of the most prodigious feats in the medical field. However, with this new technological advancement comes ethical ramifications. The researchers say in mouse models with advanced atherosclerosis, "following five weeks of treatment with the nanomedicines, damage to the arteries was significantly repaired and plaque was stabilized", but how will this work once put inside of humans? Even though the "nanoparticles are 1,000 times smaller than the tip of a single strand of human hair" and mice plaques are similar to human plaques, the human body is more complex than a mouse's body. To add, researchers have noted that mice do not have heart attacks, thus, the first real test will be once the nano drone is used in a human. Another ethical concern may be that the our bodies may see this drone as a foreign object. So, just how we are sick with the cold, our bodies could potentially try to fight off the virus or, in this case, the nano drone. Overall, if nano drones are proven to properly work in humans without the body fighting them, this could expand mankind's longevity and be a new high point in the medical field. ]]> 2016-10-24 00:28:29 UTC https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/132580606 holl_james https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/132592337 Nanomedicine drones are a promising technology that could save many lives if it is perfected. This medicine tackles one of the biggest medical problems in our country today: heart attacks, which account for 25% of deaths in the US alone. Heart attacks can be caused by plaque buildup in arteries, and this new medicine delivery system can directly target plaque buildup and reduce it. However, this has only been tested on mice. To be sure this system works, it has to be tested on people, which raises some concerns. One concern is that the medicine is an anti-inflammatory, and these can inhibit a person's immune system. Another concern is that if human testing does start, the medicine may not be effective. If they test on people, they have plaque buildup that needs to be reduced. If the drug is ineffective, the plaque buildup may cause that person to have a heart attack and die. In any case, I feel that this can be a promising new way to reduce heart attacks if it can be perfected.]]> 2016-10-24 02:26:37 UTC https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/132592337 reynolds_john https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/132594775 The use of nano drones could very well be the greatest medical advancement this generation. They have the potential to save thousands of lives that current medications can't treat as effectively. However, there are some major ethical dilemmas that could arise from their creation.
First off, if these nano drones are put in the wrong hands, the danger they could unleash would be devastating. As seen in the article, when the nano drones are used to deliver good things, like a drug that would prevent heart attacks, they serve to help people. However, they could also be used to destroy the lives of the population. If these nano drones become so widespread that a common person could get their hands on them, whose to say that they could not be used for criminal purposes. Hopefully nano drones are closely monitored as they become widely used to combat all sorts of diseases. The possibility still exist that they could be used by people who want to exploit their effectiveness, and use them in a unscrupulous way. The medical community has to keep a heightened guard to make sure this does not happen.]]> 2016-10-24 02:55:11 UTC https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/132594775 carfagno_salvatore https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/132598338 Nanomedicine and Nanotechnologies are a thing of the future. These tools are a bright light for the medical world to see and will help the human race advance deeper into making people healthier. Although this is a big feat, there are some ethical ramifications that could happen. The biggest thing that I can think of is the fact the rats (mice) do not have heart attacks to began with. You can't expect people to put a foreign body into themselves without knowing that it will work to prevent a hear attack. Also how do you know that you'll ever have a heart atack? One last thing that comes to my mind is the fact the drug is an anti inflammatory. Anti inflammatories are know to break down your immune system. People probably wouldn't be up for putting a foreign product into their body that would cause their immune system to break down and not even knowing if the product works.

]]> 2016-10-24 03:51:18 UTC https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/132598338 https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/132647364 The use of nanomedicines are necessary considering heart attacks are the leading cause death in the U.S. In the future preventing heart attacks is completely possible. However ethical ramifications are caused in attempting to prevent heart attacks, many other diseases can be generated. Also putting the fact that the test subjects have not made its way to human trials shows that there's no guarantee the nano drones work at all to prevent heart attacks. Mice were the test subjects not humans the results they have seen may not transfer to humans. There is also damage to the arterial wall and if the damage is not repaired heart attacks may not be prevented. The drugs is an anti-inflammatory and they are known to break down the immune system. It should be hard finding test subjects or consumers willing to take a drug attacking there immune system if there's no guarantee in there life they will experience a heart attack or that the drug will even prevent it. The nano drones have too many "what ifs" to be used. The idea itself is good, but until further research the use of nano drones should be avoided. ]]> 2016-10-24 11:05:39 UTC https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/132647364 mchughnancy https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/132864276 It is 6pm ..reponses were due 10 hours ago.]]> 2016-10-24 22:00:47 UTC https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/132864276 https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/132894167  With  atherosclerosis or the coronary arteries being the number one killer of men and women in the U.S. there needs to be people looking into ways of preventing heart attacks caused from atherosclerosis. Luckily this is happening at the Harvard medical school and they have been using a special healing molecule that deposits fat in arteries to reduce heart attacks.
     I believe that it is great that's we are advancing in technology so far that we are able to use drones to prevent heart attacks, but as we all know, computers tend to have problems or fail at their job, which could be a possible ramification. Especially when a new piece of technology is being used, the early usage of this equptment tends to fail. We as humans from our mistakes and improve the equiptment so the problems do not occur in the future.]]> 2016-10-25 03:00:13 UTC https://padlet.com/briggs_damon/vqh3dppqkuv3/wish/132894167