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Peer reviewedDinan, Frank J.; Bieron, Joseph F. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2001
Presents an activity in which students grapple with the complex issues surrounding the use of DDT to control malaria which affects millions of people in developing nations. Considers risk/benefit analysis and the pre-cautionary principle, two techniques used when making policy decisions involving the impact of science and technology on society.…
Descriptors: College Science, Disease Control, Diseases, Higher Education
