Genetics and Society: A Course for Educators
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Duration | 8 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
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Credential | Certificate |
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- Earn a shareable certificate upon completion.
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- How have advances in genetics affected society? What do we need to know to make ethical decisions about genetic technologies? This course includes the study of cloning, genetic enhancement, and ownership of genetic information. Course participants will acquire the tools to explore the ethics of modern genetics and learn how to integrate these issues into their classrooms.
Genetics and Society: A Course for Educators at Coursera Curriculum
Introduction and From Mendel to 1000 Genomes
Course Overview
Introduction to the Course
The Broad Timeline of Genetics
Teaching Genetics Through an Exploration of Ethical Issues
Syllabus
Resources
Genetics: A Short History
Nature and Nurture
Thinking Ethically
Advancing Technology and the Need for Expanding Ethical Concerns
Module 1 Quiz
DNA Fingerprinting, Cloning, and the Future
Recent Developments in Cloning
Science Bulletins: Cloning and Conservation
Teaching with the Next Generation Science Standards
Next Generation Science Standards
Peer-Graded Assignment Overview
Cloning: How and Why?
DNA Fingerprinting, Individual Identification and Ancestry
Tools and Techniques in the Modern Molecular Laboratory
Module 2 Quiz
Genomics in Medicine
Genomics in Medicine
Lab Tour with Dr. DeSalle
Using ?Genethics? with Students
Science Bulletins: Stem Cells: Developing New Cures
Science Bulletins: Stem Cell Advance Study of Lou Gehrig?s Disease
Science Bulletins: Stem Cells Made from Eggs Alone
Science Bulletins: Genes and Health ? Moving Beyond Race
Epigenetics and the Epigenome
Human Variation Versus Ethnic Groups and Pharmacogenomics
Redesigning the Self: The Promise and Perils of Genetic Enhancement
A Modern Day Genetic Testing Conundrum
Week 3 Quiz
Genomes, Agriculture, and Society
Genetically Modi?ed Organisms
Science Bulletins: Potato Biodiversity ? Ensuring the Future
Teaching About GMO Food
Genetically Modified Food: Bt Corn
Genomics, Biotechnology, and Agriculture
Mapping Morality: The Rights and Wrongs of Genomics
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Opportunities for Educators
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Week 4 Quiz
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