FYSP 156 - The Ethics of Biotech

2 HU, 2 NS, WRi
First Semester. Science generates biotechnological advances with a rapidity that frequently outpaces our understanding of their ethical ramifications. To make sense of such recent advances as stem cell research, cloning, novel biomedical therapies, bio-terrorism, conservation measures, and others, we will first examine the underlying science, then discuss attendant ethical issues for religious and secular traditions of thought. Students will be trained in expository writing, analysis, argumentation, and use of source materials.

Prerequisites & Notes
Enrollment Limit: 14.
Ms. Cruz, Ms. McClure

[Next offered in 2007-2008]

Credits: 4 hours