BIL 451 - Ethics and Genetics

Institution:

University of Miami

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Description:

Pressing social, ethical, and legal issues raised by our constantly increasing knowledge of genetics, and the applications of this knowledge already available or being proposed. Access to and use of personal genetic information; race and genetics; the diagnosis and treatment of inherited diseases; new modalities of healthcare delivery through genetics; the current state of stem cell research; genetically modified animals and plants as sources of food, medicines, and fuel; and the use of genomics.

Credits:

3.00

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Institution Website:

www.miami.edu/

Phone Number:

(305) 284-2211

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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