Aims & Learning Objectives:
Aims: To provide an understanding of the ethical issues that arise from advances in the life sciences. After taking this course the student should be able to:
* give quantitative interpretation of advanced techniques which are of ethical concern;
* provide balanced argument for a particular ethical stance.
Content:
Biochemical heretics, rights to genetic knowledge; embryo research, gene therapy, genetic counselling, scientific misconduct, cell transplants, GM crops, patenting DNA.
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