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| 1 || Sept 12 || [[DIY Biology versus Bioterrorism (Biotechnology and Society 2016)|DIY Biology versus Bioterrorism]]
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| 1 || Sept 12 || [[Dual-Use Research (Biotechnology and Society 2016)|Dual-Use Research]]
 
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| 2 || Sept 19 || [[Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Biology (Biotechnology and Society 2016)|Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Biology]]
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| 2 || Sept 19 || [[Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Biology versus Bioterrorism (Biotechnology and Society 2016)|Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Biology versus Bioterrorism ]]
 
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| 3 || Sept 26 || [[Genetically Modified Crops and Livestock (Biotechnology and Society 2016)|Genetically Modified Crops and Livestock]]
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| 3 || Sept 26 || [[Genetically Modified versus Organic Crops and Livestock (Biotechnology and Society 2016)|Genetically Modified versus Organic Crops and Livestock]]
 
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| 4 || Oct 3 || [[In vitro Meat (Biotechnology and Society 2016)|In vitro Meat]]  
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| 4 || Oct 3 || [[In vitro Meat versus Soylent (Biotechnology and Society 2016)|In vitro Meat versus Soylent]]  
 
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| 5 || Oct 10 || [[Probiotics and the Human Microbiome (Biotechnology and Society 2016)| Probiotics and the Human Microbiome]]
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| 5 || Oct 10 || [[Probiotics versus Microbiome Engineering (Biotechnology and Society 2016)| Probiotics versus Microbiome Engineering]]
 
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| 6 || Oct 17 || [[Biofuels (Biotechnology and Society 2016)|Biofuels]]  
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| 6 || Oct 17 || [[Biofuels versus Fossil Fuels (Biotechnology and Society 2016)|Biofuels versus Fossil Fuels]]  
 
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| 7 || Oct 24 || [[Gene Drives (Biotechnology and Society 2016)|Gene Drives]]  
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| 7 || Oct 24 || [[Gene Drives: Mosquito Extinction versus Tropical Diseases (Biotechnology and Society 2016)|Gene Drives: Mosquito Extinction versus Tropical Diseases]]  
 
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| 8 || Oct 31 || [[Personalized Medicine (Biotechnology and Society 2016)|Personalized Medicine]]
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| 8 || Oct 31 || [[Personalized Medicine: Precision versus Privacy (Biotechnology and Society 2016)|Personalized Medicine: Precision versus Privacy]]
 
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| 9 || Nov 7 || [[Gene Therapy (Biotechnology and Society 2016)|Gene Therapy]]   
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| 9 || Nov 7 || [[Gene Therapy versus Human Genome Editing (Biotechnology and Society 2016)|Gene Therapy versus Human Genome Editing]]   
 
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| 10 || Nov 14 || [[Cloning (Biotechnology and Society 2016)|Cloning]]
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| 10 || Nov 14 || [[Stem Cell Therapies versus Artificial Organs (Biotechnology and Society 2016)|Stem Cell Therapies versus Artificial Organs]]
 
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| 11 || Nov 21 || [[Stem Cell Therapy (Biotechnology and Society 2016)|Stem Cell Therapy]]
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| 11 || Nov 21 || [[Conventional Drug Development versus Self-Experimentation (Biotechnology and Society 2016)|Conventional Drug Development versus Self-Experimentation]]
 
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| 12 || Nov 28 || [[De-extinction (Biotechnology and Society 2016)|De-extinction]]
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| 12 || Nov 28 || [[Conservation Biology versus De-extinction (Biotechnology and Society 2016)|Conservation Biology versus De-extinction]]
 
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| 13 || Dec 5 || [[Origin of Life (Biotechnology and Society 2016)|Origin of Life]]
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| 13 || Dec 5 || [[The Origin of Life: Recreating it in the Lab (Biotechnology and Society 2016)|The Origin of Life: Recreating it in the Lab]]
 
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Revision as of 04:31, 29 August 2016

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
2 Sept 19 Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Biology versus Bioterrorism
3 Sept 26 Genetically Modified versus Organic Crops and Livestock
4 Oct 3 In vitro Meat versus Soylent
5 Oct 10 Probiotics versus Microbiome Engineering
6 Oct 17 Biofuels versus Fossil Fuels
7 Oct 24 Gene Drives: Mosquito Extinction versus Tropical Diseases
8 Oct 31 Personalized Medicine: Precision versus Privacy
9 Nov 7 Gene Therapy versus Human Genome Editing
10 Nov 14 Stem Cell Therapies versus Artificial Organs
11 Nov 21 Conventional Drug Development versus Self-Experimentation
12 Nov 28 Conservation Biology versus De-extinction
13 Dec 5 The Origin of Life: Recreating it in the Lab

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Previous version of this course: NSC110H Biotechnology and Society - Dean's Scholars Seminar (Fall 2013)