Why is it important to have ethical guidelines? Who sets those guidelines? What do you think about ethical guidelines today? Are they working? Who makes them? How are they enforced? How can they be improved?

Part 1: So far in this novel, we have encountered giant wasps, rats, plants and more. Explore the following resource: 2. Is a giant flying wasp — the size described in this novel — even possible? Why or why not? If it is possible, do you think it would have to be anatomically or physiologically different somehow than the small wasps that we are accustomed to? Explain your answer in 100-200 words. Part 2: PROMPT: In The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth, Wells presents the reader with two scientists, Mr. Bensington and Dr. Redwood, who have created a new substance, Herakleophorbia lV (Boomfood), that causes organisms exposed to it to grow faster and larger than normal. What ethical considerations do the two scientists take (or not take) in experimenting with this substance? What motivates them? What factors might cause them to act in a more ethical (or less ethical) manner with regards to their research?Contextualize this story within history and current day. Were there always ethical guidelines for conducting biological research? What led to the creation of modern ethical guidelines for research? Discuss at least one historical example. Consider the importance of having global ethical guidelines when conducting biological research. Why is it important to have ethical guidelines? Who sets those guidelines? What do you think about ethical guidelines today? Are they working? Who makes them? How are they enforced? How can they be improved? Discuss at least one current day example.