Description:
| Aims: To provide an understanding of the ethical issues that arise from advances in the life sciences.
Learning Outcomes: After taking this course the student should be able to:
* give quantitative interpretations of advanced techniques which are of ethical concern;
* provide balanced arguments for a particular ethical stance.
Skills: Learning and studying T/F/A, Written communication T/F/A, Oral communication T/F/A, Information handling & retrieval T/F/A, Interpersonal & teamwork skills T/F/A, Working independently T/F/A.
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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