MBBT 42074

>< Type/Status : Compulsory
>< Course title : Ethics in Biotechnology
>< Objective: At the end of this course, the student will acquire comprehensive knowledge and develop a critical view of ethical issues involved in biotechnology.
>< Course content:

An overview of advances in biotechnology and their impact on society. Introduction to bioethics. Ethical issues of genetic testing, gene therapy, and human and animal cloning. Controversies over genetically modified organisms and genetically modified food. Potential ethical issues arising from human and other animal genome projects. Biotechnology and environment: ethical reasons for concern. Risks of biological warfare. Biosafety, national and international conventions on biosafety and regulation of biotechnological applications. Conservation and protection of genetic resources.

>< Methodology: Lectures and tutorials
>< Scheme of evaluation: End of course examination
>< Recommended reading:
01. Edwards, R. B. and Graber, G. C. (1988). Bioethics. Harcourt College.
02. Hanson, M. J. (2001). Claiming Power Over Life: Religion and Biotechnology Policy. Georgetown University.
03. Kass, L. R. and Wilson, J. Q. (1998). The Ethics of Human Cloning. AEI Press.

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