This course will introduce students to selected research and commercial applications of
modern biotechnology in order to discuss the broader social, ethical, risk, and regulatory
issues that arise from them. A range of topics will be covered in this course, including
genetic engineering, cloning, stem cell research, xenotransplantation, the production of
pharmaceuticals, the human genome project, genetic testing, assisted reproductive
technologies, and synthetic biology. Students will consider debates that have taken
place in the wider community about ownership, commercialisation, identity, governance,
animal welfare, human well-being, and expertise in relation to these applications of
modern biotechnology.
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