From agricultural technologies such as genetically engineered corn/rice with betacarotene to optimize vitamin A synthesis, to the use of CRISPR to edit genes of interest in animal and human embryos, biotechnological breakthroughs often raise ethical concerns that need to be examined and addressed. This course will explore how philosophical concepts/theories and social policies can be used to study and reflect on some of the complex ethical issues in emerging biotechnological research.

Restrictions: Restricted to Biological Sciences Majors at Shady Grove. Does not count towards Biology major requirements.