Presented by Dr. Albert Kausch
with Special Guest Lecturers

Fall Semester 2005, Wednesdays
4:00 – 7:00pm
University of Rhode Island, Chaffee Rm 271

This course is a general survey concerning recent advances in biology and all matters biotechnology

A general education course for science requirements for major and non-majors with no pre-requisites

• What is DNA? How does it work? What is a gene? How are genes cloned? What is life?
• Applications of modern biotechnology: medicine, pharmacy, agriculture, forensics, anthropology, marine biology, bioweapons, stem cells, and cancer
• Issues & concerns: ethical, ecological, political, global resource, educational, environmental. New career opportunities.

There is not a more profound, provocative, and socially relevant series of topics

What is life? How does knowledge about biology affect our lives? What are genes and how are they sequenced or cloned? How will biotechnology affect medicine, pharmacy, and agriculture? Should the federal government support stem cell research? What are the ethical issues? What are the career opportunities in the various fields that utilize biotech? These are currently just some of the important and socially relevant questions regarding the extraordinary advances in biotechnology that are addressed in a new course titled “Issues in Biotechnology: The Way We Work With Life”.

UNDERGRADUATES FOR CREDIT
(Register on-line with URI)

FREE & OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC
(Register to reserve a seat or call Kate Driscoll at 401.874.9911)

CEU & GRADUATE CREDITS AVAILABLE FOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS
(call 401.277.5050 to register)