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What impact have genetic advances had on society? What information do we need to make ethical decisions about genetic technologies? This course examines cloning, genetic enhancement, and genetic information ownership. Participants in the course will be given the tools they need to investigate the ethics of modern genetics and learn how to incorporate these issues into their classrooms.
Syllabus :
1. Introduction and From Mendel to 1000 Genomes
- Course Overview
- Introduction to the Course
- The Broad Timeline of Genetics
- Teaching Genetics Through an Exploration of Ethical Issues
2. DNA Fingerprinting, Cloning, and the Future
- Recent Developments in Cloning
- Science Bulletins: Cloning and Conservation
- Teaching with the Next Generation Science Standards
- Next Generation Science Standards
- Peer-Graded Assignment Overview
3. Genomics in Medicine
- Genomics in Medicine
- Lab Tour with Dr. DeSalle
- Using “Genethics” with Students
- Science Bulletins: Stem Cells: Developing New Cures
- Science Bulletins: Stem Cell Advance Study of Lou Gehrig’s Disease
- Science Bulletins: Stem Cells Made from Eggs Alone
- Science Bulletins: Genes and Health – Moving Beyond Race
4. Genomes, Agriculture, and Society
- Genetically Modified Organisms
- Science Bulletins: Potato Biodiversity – Ensuring the Future
- Teaching About GMO Food
