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Apr 19, 2024
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Goucher College 2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.
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CPED 208 - Designer Genes: The Brave New World of CRISPR (4 Cr.) (GCR Biological and Physical Science area)
Life has evolved during the earth’s history through the process of natural selection sculpting organisms’ genomes to suit the environment. For millennia, humans have influenced evolution through the use of animal and plant husbandry, but recently a new biotechnology called CRISPR has led to an unprecedented ability to make specific, rapid and deliberate changes to our own genomes and those of other organisms. This course will examine how CRISPR works and its many possible applications, and will consider the ethical implications of this technology and how it might be regulated to ensure its use for the betterment, rather than the detriment of global society. Students are limited to one CPE course per semester. Levine.
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