. a. Feel free to add new ideas to the list below if you
find something during your explorations that is not
represented here. These will be put up for discussion in
class. b. As you sort through these ideas, think about which
ones might work together as a related cluster. c. Think about which topics you would be most interested
in making a presentation or participating in an activity in
some significant way. The following are listed in no particular order or
emphasis [nor is it edited in any way]: 1. Cloning [dead people, Jurassic Park] 2. Organ donation with euthanasia 3. Involuntary guinea pigs [inmates, army] 4. Treatment based on status or wealth vs. need 5. Gene patents 6. Confidentiality vs. need to inform 7. Genetic screening 8. Identification 9. Fountain of youth [immortality] 10. Cryogenics 11. Legislation 12. Financial motives 13. Somatic vs. germ cell gene therapy 14. Stem cell research 15. Genetic testing for criminal purposes 16. Environmental ramifications 17. Resource allocation 18. Who makes decisions, who are they? [corporations
vs. citizens] 19. Dollars vs. research 20. Use of animals/humans involuntarily in research 21. Genetically modified food 22. Disease eradication 23. When do we know of full impact of decision? .
Part of the assignment for 2/5/03 is to generate a
prioritized list of topics to be covered during the last 8
weeks of the course. Try to stick with topics that bear some
relation to some aspect within the broad field of
biotechnology.
Updated 1/30/03 by thatcher@sonoma.edu