Biotechnology (BIOL 360)

Term: 2024-2025 - Spring

Faculty

Peter W HoffmanShow MyInfo popup for Peter W Hoffman

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Schedule

Mon-Wed, 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM (1/21/2025 - 5/14/2025) Location: MAIN MH 313

Description

Biotechnological advances are revolutionizing our lives but, as with most scientific breakthroughs, controversy about their application soon follows. Mechanistic details that underpin several biotech techniques such as cloning, gene splicing, gene knockout, the creation of transgenic organisms and stem cell manipulation will be presented. The course will also consider, in reasonable depth, critical ethical and moral implications of these approaches that have the ability to anatomically or genetically modify an organism. A general understanding of prokaryotic and eukaryotic gene expression is recommended when considering entry into this course. This course is Writing Intensive (WI). Prerequisite:BIOL-201 or BIOL 217.