Biotechnology

Overview

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Explore how our modern understanding of DNA is being used to improve human health, from developing drugs for previously intractable diseases to potentially correcting devastating genetic defects. This course examines both the groundbreaking science and the complex ethical questions surrounding its proper application. By the end of this course, you will be able to analyze the promise of new biotechnologies and weigh their societal impact and ethical considerations.

Syllabus

Biotechnology

In this course, we’ll see how all of the knowledge we have gained about DNA and life is being used to help make our lives better. We’ll see how this critical information has been used to develop new drugs for healing previously intractable diseases, and how we may one day be able to correct genetic defects in people with devastating illnesses. We’ll also discuss the ethics of this science and where it is properly applied.