| Wk |
Date |
Lecture |
Reading |
Laboratory |
|
Part
I: Introduction to the Life Sciences and Related Disciplines |
1
|
9/2 |
Issues
and framework (S) |
Reilly, cc. 1; Lewis, c.
1
DNA in the news (PDF) |
No
lab |
| 9/4 |
Health sciences, politics, & society (S) |
|
2
|
9/9 |
Getting to know DNA (Ma) |
Reilly, c. 2-3; Lewis, cc.
9-10
DNA in court (PDF) |
Lab
I,
A 9/10
B 9/17 |
| 9/11 |
Law & the legal system (G) |
|
3
|
9/16 |
Genetic technology in health care (P) |
Reilly,
4, 9, 17; Lewis, c. 11, 15
Michigan Cloning Law
& DNA clips |
| 9/18 |
Gene action and expression (Ma) |
|
4
|
9/23 |
Engineering the genome (Ma) |
Reilly, c. 13-14; Lewis, c.
12, 18 |
Lab
II (1)
A 9/24
B 10/1
|
| Part
II: Identity Testing |
9/25 |
Applications, Individuals & Society (P) |
|
5
|
9/30 |
Critical reasoning/problem
solving (S) |
Reilly, c. 5; Lewis, c. 13
(c. 7 optional), Digital Privacy |
| 10/2 |
Applications in Paternity Testing (P) |
|
6
|
10/7 |
Autonomy vs. social
interest (S) |
Reilly, c. 6, 21; Lewis, c.
14 |
Lab
II (2)
A 10/8
B 10/15
|
| 10/9 |
Focus on forensics (P) |
|
7
|
10/14 |
Break,
no class |
Reilly, c. 7; Lewis, c. 22;
Genetic Testing Law; and Cloning
in China |
| 10/16 |
Legal aspect of identity
testing (G) |
| 8 |
10/21 |
Review/panel discussion (G/S) |
Reilly, c. 8 |
Lab
II (3)
A 10/22
B 10/29
|
|
|
10/23 |
Midterm
Exam (review pdf
or rtf ) |
| |
Part
III: Hereditary Breast Cancer Syndrome |
9
|
10/28 |
Genes and Cancer (Me) |
Reilly, cc. 18; Lewis, cc.
12, 16; Safer
v. Pack; |
| 10/30 |
Professional & personal duty (G) |
|
10
|
11/4 |
Gene-based health decisions (Me) |
Reilly, cc. 19-20; Lewis, c.
17 (c. 8 optional); Science reading |
Lab
III (1)
A 11/5
B 11/12
|
| 11/6 |
Ethical reasoning revised
(S) |
|
11
|
11/11 |
Future prospects and problems (Me) |
Reilly, c. 10-11; Lewis, c.
21 (c. 6 optional); Medical Codes |
| 11/13 |
Newborne screening
(SG) |
|
12
|
11/18 |
Belmont & Common Rule
(G/S) |
Reilly, cc. 23, 24; Lewis,
c. 20; Belmont
Report (Section B) |
Lab
III (2)
A 11/19
B 12/3
|
| Part
IV: The next fifty years? |
| 11/20 |
Future of the life sciences (M) |
| 13 |
11/25 |
Stems cells & other future issues(G) |
Reilly, cc. 12, 15 |
|
|
11/27 |
Thanksgiving
break |
| 14 |
12/2 |
Resolutions I: Stem Cells
& Newborne screening (S) |
Reilly, cc. 23-24 |
|
|
12/4 |
Resolutions II: Other issues (S) |
| 15 |
12/9 |
Class
debate continued and wrapup (S) |
|
No
lab |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12/19 |
Final
Exam - 1:30-3:30
(1528 CCL) |
Review:
RTF or PDF |
|