BTECH 506, is a 2-unit course that will examine the social, legal and ethical challenges posed by modern biotechnology in areas of medical care access, sustainability, biodiversity, animal experimentation, genetic data, informed consent etc. These topics will be explored in the view of relevant ethical theories and using case studies to explore these dilemmas faced by the biotechnology industry.
Project Narrative ?Ethical and Social Implications of In Vitro Gametogenesis? In vitro gametogenesis (IVG) is an emerging technology that involves making an egg or a sperm cell outside of the body from a skin cell or a progenitor germ cell, an approach recently validated in mouse models.
