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Pierret, Chris; Friedrichsen, Patricia – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2009
The intersection of science and our society has led to legal and ethical issues in which we all play a part. To support development of scientific literacy, college science courses need to engage students in difficult dialogues around ethical issues. We describe a new course, Stem Cells and Society, in which students explore the basic biology of…
Descriptors: Science and Society, Genetics, Scientific Research, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
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Flowers, Susan K.; Easter, Carla; Holmes, Andrea; Cohen, Brian; Bednarski, April E.; Mardis, Elaine R.; Wilson, Richard K.; Elgin, Sarah C. R. – Cell Biology Education, 2005
Sequencing of the human genome has ushered in a new era of biology. The technologies developed to facilitate the sequencing of the human genome are now being applied to the sequencing of other genomes. In 2004, a partnership was formed between Washington University School of Medicine Genome Sequencing Center's Outreach Program and Washington…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Undergraduate Students, High Schools, Scientific Research