Saturday was the day of presentations by the various people in my BIO 425 class. It seems I was the unlucky one whose presentation couldn't be half taken-up by explanations of technological procedures; rather than presenting on a particular technology, I had to present on "Medical Biotechnology and World Religions." But in any case, many of the presentations were interesting and well-done. You could most certainly tell that the class tended to be divided in terms of those who believed that ethical considerations should almost be eliminated entirely and those who were more cautious about what should and shouldn't be allowed. One of the things that was brought up again and again was the fact that people seeking to curb biotechnology were usually not very well-informed of how the technologies worked.
One of the presentations was on an interesting topic, but I feel the presenter made it boring. He had clearly worked extremely hard on his research- too hard. He spent FAR TOO LONG on discussing each and every single aspect of his technology, then he'd take two extra minutes to sum up the last twenty points he made. We never even got to the discussion part because his presentation was so detailed and wordy. I really think there are some instances in life where you are better off not presenting what you think is your best work. Set out to do your best, then pare out the boring bits so that people don't have to suffer through your best.
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