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Genomics, Computing, Economics, and Society
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This course will focus on understanding aspects of modern technology displaying exponential growth curves and the impact on global quality of life through a weekly updated class project integrating knowledge and providing practical tools for political and business decision-making concerning new aspects of bioengineering, personalized medicine, genetically modified organisms, and stem cells. Interplays of economic, ethical, ecological, and biophysical modeling will be explored through multi-disciplinary teams of students, and individual brief reports.

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Applied Science
Biology
Economics
Genetics
Health, Medicine and Nursing
Life Science
Physical Science
Political Science
Social Science
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
MIT
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Church, George
Douglas, Shawn
Wait, Alexander
Zucker, Jeremy
Date Added:
09/01/2005
‘Hunger Games’ Science: Investigating Genetically Engineered Organisms
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Is a real life Jabberjay that far away? In this lesson, students will explore the concept of genetic engineering, how genetically modified organisms are created, and some of the safety concerns that have arisen about them. Students will also examine the D.I.Y. Biology movement and the impact it is having on the scientific community.

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Reading
Date Added:
12/07/2013