Honors Collegium 70A
Genetic Engineering in Medicine, Law, & Agriculture
Winter 2010


Professor Bob Goldberg

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Videos and Audios of Lectures

This year UCLA Office of Instructional Development webcasts lectures. Lectures will normally be available for viewing on the next weekday following the class. These lectures require RealOne player from RealNetworks or a podcast client like iTunes. If you are having trouble with these on-line presentations, please vist the Frequently Asked Questions page. You can download files from this page or go to HC70A Webcast page. Click here to view class sessions shown on YouTube.

Lecture

Date

Title

Lecture #1

01-05-10

The Age of DNA: What is Genetic Engineering?

       

Film

01-07-10

Race for The Double Helix

       

Lecture #2

01-12-10

What Are Genes & How Do They Work: Part One

       

Guest Speaker: Dr. Robert Wayne

01-14-10

Hunting for Dog Ancestors

       

Lecture #3

01-19-10

What Are Genes & How Do They Work: Part Two

       

Guest Speaker: Dr. Richard Hamilton

01-21-10

Engineering Plants for Biofuels

       
Lecture #4
01-26-10
How Are Genes Cloned & Engineered: The Factor VIII Story
       

Guest Speaker: Alan McHughen

01-28-10

GMOs: What's All The Fuss

       
Film
02-02-10
Lorenzo's Oil
       
Guest Speaker: Harry Klann
02-04-10
DNA Forensics and The Law
       
Lecture #5
02-9-10
Identifying Human Origins: Past and Present
       
All-Class Oral Midterm Exam
02-11-10
All-Class Mid-Term Oral Exam
       
Lecture #6
02-16-10
21st Century Genetic Engineering Applications - Part II
       
Guest Speaker: Michele Evans
02-18-10
Infertility, In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), and Genetic Testing
       
Lecture #7
02-23-10
Human Genetic Engineering and Gene Therapy
       
Guest Speaker: Greg Stock
02-25-10
Ethical Implications of Genetic Engineering
       
Lecture #9
03-02-10
Science and the Constitution: Regulating Science and Genetic Engineering
       
Guest Speaker
03-04-10
Dr. John Novembre - Tracking Human Ancestry
       
Lecture #10
03-09-10
Science and the Constitution: Who Owns Your Genes?
       
Final Exam
03-12-09
Final All-Class Oral Exam