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Issues in Biotechnology
Horticulture and Crop Science 597
Course Schedule March 29, 2005 (subject to change)
Spring Quarter, 2005

This is the 2005 syllabus - for 2006, the large case assignment will be eliminated and there will be lectures on stem cells and forensics. The 2006 syllabus will be modified and posted soon.

Date

Lecture Topic

Class Exercise

Assignment

Assignments Due

Mar 29

Introduction/Overview
What is Biotechnology

 

 

 

Mar 31

Manipulating DNA,
Genomics, Bioinformatics

Human Genome CD, Bioinformatics

Read PP rev literature

 

Apr 5

DNA introduction and transgenic organisms

PP review – overview

Web literature

PP review #1

 

Apr 7

Plant Biotechnology Products

Harvest of Fear

 

PP review #1

Apr 12

Animal Biotechnology Products

Case study #1

Case #1

 

Apr 14

Movie

Movie quest.

Case #1

Apr 19

Microbial Biotechnology Products, (Bioterrorism), Pharmaceuticals

Movie discussion

PP review #2

Movie quest.

Apr 21

Genetic Screening

Animal Concerns

 

PP review #2

Apr 26

Human Cloning,
Gene Therapy

Case study #2

Case #2

 

Apr 28

Large Case

 

Case #2

May 3

Large Case

 

 

May 5

Large Case Presentations

 

 

May 10

The Precautionary Principal

 

PP review #3

P

May 12

Moral and Ethical Concerns

 

 

PP review #3

May 17

Public Perception,
Understanding

 

 

 

May 19

Patents and IP

Case #3

Case #3

 

May 24

 

 

 

Case #3

May 26

Individual presentations

 

 

May 31

Individual presentations

 

 

June 2

Individual presentations

 

 

Final Exam

Tues, June 7, 9:30 AM-11:18 AM

 

 

 

 

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