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Engineering Life

Synbio is a diverse field with diverse applications, and the different contexts (e.g., gain-of-function research, biofuels) raise different ethical and governance challenges. The objective of this course is to increase learners’ awareness and understanding of ethical and policy/governance issues that arise in the design, conduct and application of synthetic biology. The course will begin with a short history of recombinant DNA technology and how governance of that science developed and evolved, and progress through a series of areas of application of synbio. Content will be presented in many forms, including not only reading and lectures, but also recorded and live interviews and discussions with scientists, ethicists and policy makers. Learners will have the opportunity to think, write and talk about the issues and challenges in their own work and in real-life case examples. A final project will engage students in the development of governance models for synbio.

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Rating 4.7★ based on 8 ratings
Length 6 weeks
Effort 6 weeks of study, 2-4 hours/week
Starts Jul 17 (43 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From Johns Hopkins University via Coursera
Instructor Debra JH Mathews, PhD, MA
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Language English
Subjects Social Sciences Science
Tags Social Sciences Life Sciences Biology Governance And Society Public Health

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This course has further deepened my passion for bioethics!Debra JH Mathews delivers the course in a way that makes you feel confident that you can face such difficult questions and the material is very well-chosen and explained.Thank you for this course!

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Rating 4.7★ based on 8 ratings
Length 6 weeks
Effort 6 weeks of study, 2-4 hours/week
Starts Jul 17 (43 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From Johns Hopkins University via Coursera
Instructor Debra JH Mathews, PhD, MA
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Social Sciences Science
Tags Social Sciences Life Sciences Biology Governance And Society Public Health

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