Genetic Engineering in Medicine, Law, & Agriculture
Winter 2008
Professor Bob Goldberg
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Units: | 5.0 | ||||||
Lectures: | Tues & Thurs : 3:30 - 5:50 PM | ||||||
Discussions: | Wed : 2:00 - 4:00 PM TA Brandon Le (La Kretz 101) Wed : 4:00 - 6:00 PM TA Daisy Robinton (La Kretz 101) Wed : 6:00 - 8:00 PM TA Rebekah Charney (LS 2320) |
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Location: | La Kretz 120 | ||||||
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Class Syllabus | |||||||
Class Handouts and Powerpoint Presentation |
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01/08/08 - Lecture-1 Handout(pdf): The Age of DNA: What is Genetic Engineering? |
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01/15/08 - Lecture-2 Handout(pdf): What Are Genes & How Do They Work: Part One |
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01/17/08 - Lecture-3 Handout(pdf): What Are Genes & How Do They Work: Part Two |
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01/22/08 - Lecture-4 Handout(pdf): The Nuts & Bolts of Genetic Engineering |
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01/29/08 - Lecture-5 Handout(pdf): The Age of Genomics: Your Personal Genome |
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02/12/08 - Lecture-6 Handout(pdf): Identifying Human Origins: Past and Present - Part I |
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02/19/08 - Lecture-6 Handout(pdf): Identifying Human Origins: Past and Present - Part II |
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02/26/08 - Lecture-7 Handout(pdf): 21st Century Genetic Engineering Applications - Part I |
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02/28/08 - Lecture-7 Handout(pdf): 21st Century Genetic Engineering Applications - Part II |
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03/11/08 - Lecture-9 Handout(pdf): Science and the Constitution: Who Owns Your Genes? |
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Class Announcements |
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Guest Speakers (Click on the name for information about the speaker) | |||||||
Dr. Alan McHughen, Ph.D. Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside Title: The AgBiotech Controversy [pdf] |
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Dr. Richard Hamilton, Ph.D. President and CEO, Ceres, Inc. Thousand Oaks, CA Title: BioFuels: Growing Energy [pdf] |
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Officer Harry Klann Criminologist, Los Angeles Police Department Title: DNA Forensics & the Law [pdf] |
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Dr. Susan Sarajari, M.D., Ph.D. Ob/Gyn & Reprodcutive Endocrinologist, Huntington Reproductive Center Title: Infertility, In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and Genetic Testing [pdf] |
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Dr. Gregory Stock, Ph.D. CEO and President, Signum Biosciences, Princeton, NJ Title: Ethical Issues in Human Genetics and Cloning |
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Articles For Discussion | |||||||
Discussion One: The Basics of Genetic Engineering |
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Stanley N. Cohen |
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Berg et al. Potential Biohazards of Recombinant DNA Molecules. Science, New Series, Vol. 185, No. 4148 (Jul. 26, 1974), 303. |
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Discussion Two: Using Genetic Engineering to Make Drugs in Bacteria |
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Walter Gilbert and Lydia Villa-Komaroff Useful Proteins From Recombinant Bacteria. Scientific American, April, 1980, 242 (4), 74-94. |
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William A. Haseltine Discovering Genes For New Medicine. Scientific American, March, 1997, 276 (3), 92-97. |
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Discussion Three: Using Genetic Engineering to Make Better Crops. |
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Charles S. Gasser and Robert T. Fraley Transgenic Crops.. Scientific American, June, 1992, 266 (6), 62-69. |
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Terri Raney and Prabhu Pingali Sowing a Gene Revolution.. Scientific American, September, 2007, 297 (3), 104-111. |
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Discussion Four: Identifying and Testing for Human Disease Genes |
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Ray White and Jean-Marc Lalouel
Chromosome Mapping with DNA Markers. Scientific American , February, 1988, 258 (2), 40-48. |
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Discussion Five: DNA Testing in the Courtroom |
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Peter J. Neufeld and Neville Colman When Science Takes the Witness Stand. Scientific American, May, 1990, 262 (5), 46-53. |
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Discussion Six: Genetic Engineering Farm Animals to Make Drugs |
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William H. Velander, Henryk Lubon, and William N. Drohan
Thansgenic Livestock as Drug Factories. Scientic American, January, 1997, 276 (1), 70-74. |
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Discussion Seven: Embryonic Stem Cell and Cloning for Medicine |
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Roger A. Pedersen
Embryonic Stem Cells For Medicine.. Scientific American, April 1999, 280 (4), 68-73. |
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Clive Cookson et al.,
The Future of Stem Cells.. Scientific American Special Report, July 2005, A6-A21. |
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Jose B. Cibelli, Robert P. Lanza, Michael West, and Carol Ezzell
The First Human Cloned Embryo. Scientific American, January, 2002, 286 (1), 44-51. |
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Discussion Eight: Understanding and Defeating Cancer |
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Webster K. Cavenee and Raymond L. White
The Genetic Basis of Cancer.. Scientific American, March 1995, 273 (3), 72-79. |
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Stephen H. Friend and Roland B. Stoughton The Magic of Microarrays. Scientific American, February, 2002, 286 (2), 44-53. |
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Francis S. Collins and Anna D. Barker Mapping the Cancer Genome. Scientific American, October, 2007, 296 (3), 50-57. |
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Discussion Nine: Counteracting Bioweapons |
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John T. Young and R. John Collier
Attacking Anthrax. Scientific American, March, 2002, 286 (3), 48-59. |
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Discussion Ten: Gene Therapy: Fixing Human Genetic Defects |
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Theodore Friedman
Overcoming the Obstacles to Gene Therapy. Scientific American, June, 1997, 276 (6), 96-101. |
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Steve Mirsky and John Rennie What Cloning Means for Gene Therapy? Scientific American, June, 1997, 276 (6), 122-123. |