Teaching materials surrounding ethical issues in synthetic biology
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Ethics in Synthetic Biology
Version: 3.0
This collection of five activities provide students with an introduction to thinking about ethical concerns in human genome synthesis, gene editing, metabolic engineering, and synthetic genomes.
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Conservation and ethics of using synthetic genetics
Version: 1.0 Adapted From: Conservation and ethics of using synthetic genetics v1.0
This contains teaching material - powerpoints and handouts that can be adapted for lectures and/or discussion groups.
Should we synthesize a human genome?
Version: 1.0
Two articles introducing the Human Genome Project-Write and asking questions about the ethics of the project.
Ethics of Metabolic engineering
Version: 1.0
This is an ethical reflection for students on an issue in metabolic engineering and the potential for "home-brew" morphine. The case study asks students to reflect on material in the linked article. Also included is the grading rubric.
Ethics in synthetic genomics
Version: 1.0
This is an ethical reflection for students on an issue in genome engineering and the synthesis of potentially infectious viruses. The case study asks students to reflect on material in the linked article. Also included is the grading rubric.
Ethics of Gene Editing
Version: 1.0
This is an ethical reflection for students on an issue in gene editing. The case study asks students to reflect on material in the two linked articles. Also included is the grading rubric.