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Jacob Appel / Brown:
Ethics and Law in the Age of the Human Genome
We are currently living through a “genetic revolution” that has transformed fields as diverse as agriculture, medicine and law enforcement. Yet our expanded knowledge of the human genome also brings numero... read more
Free TrialBrain Scans, DNA and Genetics —The Dangers of Modern Science
Instructor:
Walter Sinnott Armstrong / Dartmouth
The future is arriving at our courthouses with lawyers deploying the latest in brain scans to make their cases. Yet this technology presents a whole new set of problems co... read more
Genetics, Cloning, DNA and the Law
Instructor:
Jacob Appel / Brown
This course examines the contemporary quandaries in bioethics. The “right to die,” euthanasia, mandatory vaccination, apotemnophilia (amputating a seemingly healthy limb) and informed consent will all be examined. Imagi... read more
