Manipulating Biology: Costs, Benefits and Controversies

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 18.05.02

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introductions
  2. Perils, and Unintended Consequences
  3. Unit Rationale
  4. Content Objective
  5. Teaching Strategies
  6. Background Content
  7. Activities
  8. Appendix: Standards Narrative
  9. Bibliography
  10. Endnotes

Should We? Possibilities, Perils, and Unintended Consequences of Genetic Engineering

Cristobal Rene Carambo

Published September 2018

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