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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.
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Lecture Topic |
Class Exercise |
Assignment |
Assignments Due |
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Mar 29 |
Introduction/Overview |
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Mar 31 |
Manipulating DNA, |
Human Genome CD, Bioinformatics |
Read PP rev literature |
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Apr 5 |
DNA introduction and transgenic organisms |
PP review – overview Web literature |
PP review #1 |
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Apr 7 |
Plant Biotechnology Products |
Harvest of Fear |
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PP review #1 |
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Apr 12 |
Animal Biotechnology Products |
Case study #1 |
Case #1 |
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Apr 14 |
Movie |
Movie quest. |
Case #1 |
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Apr 19 |
Microbial Biotechnology Products, (Bioterrorism), Pharmaceuticals |
Movie discussion |
PP review #2 |
Movie quest. |
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Apr 21 |
Genetic Screening |
Animal Concerns |
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PP review #2 |
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Apr 26 |
Human Cloning, |
Case study #2 |
Case #2 |
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Apr 28 |
Large Case |
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Case #2 |
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May 3 |
Large Case |
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May 5 |
Large Case Presentations |
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May 10 |
The Precautionary Principal |
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PP review #3 |
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May 12 |
Moral and Ethical Concerns |
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PP review #3 |
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May 17 |
Public Perception, |
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May 19 |
Patents and IP |
Case #3 |
Case #3 |
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May 24 |
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Case #3 |
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May 26 |
Individual presentations |
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May 31 |
Individual presentations |
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June 2 |
Individual presentations |
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Final Exam |
Tues, June 7, 9:30 AM-11:18 AM |
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