On a coordinate plane, polygons A B C D and A prime B prime C prime D prime are shown. The points of A B C D are (2, negative 2), (4, negative 2), (3, negative 4), and (1, negative 4). The points of A prime B prime C prime D prime are (3, negative 3), (6, negative 3), (4.5, negative 6), (1.5, negative 6). Given the pre-image ABCD and the image after a dilation, A'B'C'D', what is true about the polygons? Check all that apply. The length AB is 2. The length A'B' is 3. The image is smaller than the pre-image. The scale factor is Three-halves. The scale factor is Two-thirds.

"1. it should be, it has been for about 20 years, and it's really not much different in the end than breeding animals to have particular traits. there are always concerns about genetically engineered animals/plants affecting the environment in unexpected negative ways, but i can't think of an example where the fears didn't turn out to be baseless.  

first, as you point out, it would be a great advance in pharmacology, to be able to tailor drugs and their doses to me. the pros involve better medical treatment. the cons involve privacy issues like insurance companies denying coverage to people with genetic risk factors. looking at dna markers wouldn't affect the frequency of genetic diseases, but it would allow detection of them earlier. and ok, actually i suppose that if people used this information to avoid having children with genetic diseases, some might decrease in frequency."

b is the correct answer

emerging idea only occurs as a raw idea that could appear out of nowhere. meanwhile, to reach scientific consensus , that idea must be structured and tested over and over again through various experiments. the scientific consensus transforms the raw idea into idea that is more reliable through the process of scientific elimination.