Fall 2016 Biotechnology and Society
From SynBioCyc
NSC 110H Fall 2016
Unique #47384
Monday 4–5 PM
PAI 5.42
Professor: Barrick
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Course Outline
| # | Date | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Intro | Aug 29 | Recombinant DNA Technology |
| Sept 5 | Labor Day: No Class | |
| 1 | Sept 12 | Dual-Use Research |
| Sept 19 | Class Cancelled | |
| 2 | Sept 26 | Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Biology versus Bioterrorism |
| 3 | Oct 3 | Lab-Made versus GM Food |
| 4 | Oct 10 | Probiotics versus Microbiome Engineering |
| 5 | Oct 17 | Biofuels versus Fossil Fuels |
| 6 | Oct 24 | Personalized Medicine: Precision versus Privacy |
| 7 | Oct 31 | Cloning versus Stem Cell Therapies |
| 8 | Nov 7 | Gene Therapy versus Human Genome Editing |
| 9 | Nov 14 | Wolbachia versus Gene Drives for Mosquito Control |
| 10 | Nov 21 | Seed Banks versus De-extinction |
| 11 | Nov 28 | Chemical Synthesis of Life |
| 12 | Dec 5 | Human Enhancement versus Cyborgs |
Previous version of this course: NSC110H Biotechnology and Society - Dean's Scholars Seminar (Fall 2013)
