In this lesson, students deepen their understanding of the relationship between scientific research in modern biology and medicine by studying the genetic basis of thalassemia, a form of hereditary… Read more

This lesson covers scientific regulation and an overview of bioethics, as well as nuclear energy, gene editing, and a number of other hot-button issues that students will definitely have heard about… Read more

In this lesson, students explore ethical and social perspectives, model X-ray crystallography, and explore the science through LabXchange to assess the impacts these technologies and scientific… Read more

In this pocket lesson, students read and analyze an article exploring the process of genetic modification and the implications it can have on society. Students explore the ethics of editing embryos… Read more

The Foundations of Biotech labs were created to introduce students to biotech techniques and concepts; in these labs, students explore recombinant DNA technology. Sequences of these labs were… Read more

The Foundations of Biotech labs were created to introduce students to biotech techniques and concepts; in these labs, students explore recombinant DNA technology. Sequences of these labs were… Read more

In this lesson, students deepen their understanding of the relationship between scientific research in modern biology and medicine by studying the genetic basis of thalassemia, a form of hereditary… Read more

This lesson covers scientific regulation and an overview of bioethics, as well as nuclear energy, gene editing, and a number of other hot-button issues that students will definitely have heard about… Read more

In this lesson, students explore ethical and social perspectives, model X-ray crystallography, and explore the science through LabXchange to assess the impacts these technologies and scientific… Read more

In this pocket lesson, students read and analyze an article exploring the process of genetic modification and the implications it can have on society. Students explore the ethics of editing embryos… Read more

In the From Disease to Medicine module, students learn about the purpose and structure of clinical research by exploring the various phases of a clinical trial. Students investigate the timeline of… Read more

In this pocket lesson, students explore the need for innovative solutions to the shortage of transplantable organs and how gene editing technologies might offer a potential solution. Read more

Lyme disease is a pervasive problem in the United States. Kevin Esvelt, a scientist at MIT, is trying to use gene editing to disrupt the cycle of transmission. In this module, students learn about… Read more

Worldwide, over 100,000 people receive life-saving organ transplants every year. Unfortunately, many people still die while awaiting transplant. In the United States, 17 people awaiting transplant… Read more

It’s not often that one finishes a professional learning course fully satisfied, with the awareness of having spent one’s time well. Today that happened. The course “The new frontiers of… Read more

While pursuing a PhD in cancer biology, Krystal Tsosie had a stark realization: that the therapeutics she might ultimately develop may not in the end benefit her community, the Navajo Nation.  “I had… Read more

The COVID-19 pandemic has given us new awareness of a variety of social and health factors that make certain groups more vulnerable to disease and more responsive to treatments. Differences such as… Read more

In Part 1 of this series, we explored the ethics of gene editing in the context of editing plant and animal genomes for agricultural purposes. In this part, we explore two more controversial uses of… Read more

In this first part of a two-part blog series, we explore the history and ethics of editing plant and animal genes in the context of agriculture and offer suggestions for incorporating the ethics of… Read more

Technology has brought about some radical changes in the ways in which science is practiced. What first seemed nearly impossible—sequencing the entire human genome—is now a reality, and what first… Read more

In this pocket lesson, students read and analyze an article exploring the process of genetic modification and the implications it can have on society. Students explore the ethics of editing embryos… Read more

In this pocket lesson, students explore the need for innovative solutions to the shortage of transplantable organs and how gene editing technologies might offer a potential solution. Read more