This unit introduces students to a selection of the most pressing ethical questions and concerns raised by current developments in biotechnology, especially in the sphere of genetic technology. The first section of the unit provides an introduction to ethical reasoning, to issues of social justice and to the relationship between social values, scientific enquiry and research ethics in the context of biotechnology. The second section focuses on the ethics of gene technology in the spheres of human medicine and reproduction, including: genetic screening/testing; gene therapies (somatic and germ cell therapies); genetic enhancement; and human reproductive cloning. In the third section we... -- Course Website
Instructor: Dr Mianna Lotz
Prerequisites: 12cp or admission to GDipArtsÂ