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| || Sept 2 || Labor Day: No Class
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| Intro || Aug 29 || [[Recombinant DNA Technology (Biotechnology and Society 2016)|Recombinant DNA Technology]]
 
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| 1 || Sept 9 || [[Recombinant DNA Technology (Biotechnology and Society)|Recombinant DNA Technology]]
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| || Sept 5 || Labor Day: No Class
 
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| 2 || Sept 16 || [[Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Biology (Biotechnology and Society)|Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Biology]]
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| 1 || Sept 12 || [[Dual-Use Research (Biotechnology and Society 2016)|Dual-Use Research]]
 
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| 3 || Sept 23 || [[Bioterrorism and Dual-Use Research (Biotechnology and Society)|Bioterrorism and Dual-Use Research]]
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| || Sept 19 || '''Class Cancelled'''
 
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| 4 || Sept 30 || [[Genetically Modified Crops (Biotechnology and Society)|Genetically Modified Crops]]
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| 2 || Sept 26 || [[Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Biology versus Bioterrorism (Biotechnology and Society 2016)|Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Biology versus Bioterrorism ]]
 
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| 5 || Oct 7 || [[Probiotics and the Human Microbiome (Biotechnology and Society)| Probiotics and the Human Microbiome]]
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| 3 || Oct 3 || [[Lab Made versus GM Food (Biotechnology and Society 2016)|Lab-Made versus GM Food]]
 
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| 6 || Oct 14 || [[In vitro Meat (Biotechnology and Society)|In vitro Meat]]
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| 4 || Oct 10 || [[Probiotics versus Microbiome Engineering (Biotechnology and Society 2016)| Probiotics versus Microbiome Engineering]]
 
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| 7 || Oct 21 || [[Biofuels (Biotechnology and Society)|Biofuels]]
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| 5 || Oct 17 || [[Biofuels versus Fossil Fuels (Biotechnology and Society 2016)|Biofuels versus Fossil Fuels]]  
 
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| 8 || Oct 28 || [[Gene Therapy (Biotechnology and Society)|Gene Therapy]]
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| 6 || Oct 24 || [[Personalized Medicine: Precision versus Privacy (Biotechnology and Society 2016)|Personalized Medicine: Precision versus Privacy]]
 
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| 9 || Nov 4 || [[Cloning (Biotechnology and Society)|Cloning]]
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| 7 || Oct 31 || [[Cloning versus Stem Cell Therapies (Biotechnology and Society 2016)|Cloning versus Stem Cell Therapies]]  
 
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| 10 || Nov 11 || [[De-extinction (Biotechnology and Society)|De-extinction]]
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| 8 || Nov 7 || [[Gene Therapy versus Human Genome Editing (Biotechnology and Society 2016)|Gene Therapy versus Human Genome Editing]]
 
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| 11 || Nov 18 || [[Chemical Synthesis of Life (Biotechnology and Society)|Chemical Synthesis of Life]]
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| 9 || Nov 14 || [[Wolbachia versus Gene Drives for Mosquito Control (Biotechnology and Society 2016)|Wolbachia versus Gene Drives for Mosquito Control]]
 
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| 12 || Nov 25 || [[Personalized Medicine (Biotechnology and Society)|Personalized Medicine]]
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| 10 || Nov 21 || [[Seed Banks versus De-extinction (Biotechnology and Society 2016)|Seed Banks versus De-extinction]]  
 
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| 13 || Dec 2 || [[Human Enhancement (Biotechnology and Society)|Human Enhancement]]
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| 11 || Nov 28 || [[Chemical Synthesis of Life (Biotechnology and Society 2016)|Chemical Synthesis of Life]]
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| 12 || Dec 5 || [[Human Enhancement versus Cyborgs (Biotechnology and Society 2016)|Human Enhancement versus Cyborgs]]
 
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[[Future Topic Ideas (Biotechnology and Society)|Future Topic Ideas]]
 
[[Future Topic Ideas (Biotechnology and Society)|Future Topic Ideas]]
  
Previous Version of this Course: [[Fall_2013_Biotechnology_and_Society | NSC110H Biotechnology and Society - Dean's Scholars Seminar (Fall 2013)]]
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Previous version of this course: [[Fall_2013_Biotechnology_and_Society | NSC110H Biotechnology and Society - Dean's Scholars Seminar (Fall 2013)]]

Latest revision as of 20:33, 28 November 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
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

Future Topic Ideas

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