Spring Quarter, 2004

BIS 411  BIOTECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY

Monday and Wednesday, 5:45-7:50, UW2-131


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Instructor:  Steven Collins, Ph.D.
Office:  UW1-133 (south wing of first floor)
Phone:  (425) 352-5356   Fax: (425) 352-5335
E-mail: swcollin@u.washington.edu
Office Hours: Mon. and Wed. 9:30-11:00 AM; 4:30-5:45 PM
Recent developments in biotechnology have transformed our understanding of the living world. Scientists not only can read DNA, the molecule that regulates biological function, they can also manipulate it, change it, and move it from one type of organism to the next. Insights gained from the Human Genome Project are in many ways challenging conventional understanding of biological systems, and new reproductive technologies are opening up new possibilities for conceiving and bearing children.  The consequences for medicine and agriculture are profound, but so too are the social implications.  This course introduces students to the scientific, social, cultural, and ethical issues surrounding biotechnology and its applications.

Box 358530
18115 Campus Way NE
Bothell, WA 98011-8246

Phone: (425) 352-5356
Fax: (425) 352-5335
email: swcollin@u.washington.edu