BIOL 6545 - Bioethics and Biotechnology

4 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: BIOL 3900 with a C or higher, or equivalent.
Description
Ethical issues raised by recent advances in biotechnology, genomics, and other areas of molecular genetics and cell biology. Specific topics include: eugenics; molecular, cellular and organismal cloning; personalized medicine; stem cell research; the genetics of behavior; and the role of epigenetics in the nature vs. nurture debate. Four lecture hours per week.