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Biology 12- Biotechnology Project Outline
Any powerpoints/prezis/Google Slides or visuals used for your presentation must be emailed to holmesd@hrce.ca by the start of class on the Monday of the week your project is due. References must be included on your power point. Otherwise points will be deducted from your overall mark.
***** DO NOT SHARE to gnspes, I cannot open that without a code, you need to attach a copy of your Power Point/ Google slides.
A one page summary from each presenter, highlighting the KEY POINTS must also be handed in on the day of your presentation. Must be on paper (not online). Remember your references and list them on the back of your one page summary. Make it look creative and unique.
The rubric is posted in the Google Classroom. Check it out so you know how you will be graded!
Thinking Ethically About Human Biotechnology.
A great read prior to starting your projects:
Biotech healthcare is going through what every other emerging scientific discipline experiences – the challenge of defining its ethical boundaries. Research, costs, and privacy issues spawn concerns that third-party payers, employers, providers, and policy makers will face for years to come. In an age when medical technology improves with increasing rapidity, the availability of new treatments increases almost as quickly. With advances, however, come dilemmas — scientific, financial, and especially moral. These conundrums are likely to multiply as groups with vastly different viewpoints and resources battle over the direction of health policy.
Risks and Benefits
An essential element in the ethical evaluation of biotechnology is the analysis of the possible harms and their likelihood of occurring, weighing these risks against the probable benefits. Since biotechnology encompasses a wide variety of biological methods and techniques in a wide variety of circumstances, the analysis of the risks and benefits will be highly contextual, depending upon the peculiarities of each specific application.
Possible topics: B Block class Semester 2 (Assigned on April 25th, 2025)
Human genome project -Week 1- May 5th
Stem cell research -Week 1- May 5th= Sam and Theo
HeLa Cells- Week 1= May 5th = Calla and Sofia
Assisted human reproduction- Week 2- May 12th=
Cloning -Week 2- May 12th= Gabe
Genetic Engineering- Week 2- May 12th= Lily and Charlotte
Genetically modified food Week 2- May 12th= Willow and Nya
Gene therapy (Week 3 ) May 20th= Ellie and Serena
Vaccines and pseudo Scientists on Social Media- (Week 3)-May 20th = Bridget and Linnea
Gene testing (Week 3 ) May 20th= Josie and Jane (need to present on Tuesday or Friday that week)
DNA forensics [DNA fingerprinting] (Week 4) May 26th= Bryce and Roman
Xenotransplantation (Week 4) May 26th= Megan and Haneefah
Genetics and behaviors (Week 4) May 26th= Deja
Laws protecting individual privacy, and Genetics (Week 4) May 26th= Samson and George
Patenting and Genetics (Week 5) June 2nd=
Genetics in the courtroom(Week 5) - June 2nd= Vivi and Sage
Pharmacogenomics (week 5)- June 2nd
Biology 12- Biotechnology Project Outline
Any powerpoints/prezis or visuals used for your presentation must be emailed to holmesd@hrce.ca by the start of class on the Monday of the week your project is due. References must be included with your power point. Otherwise points will be deducted from your overall mark.
A one page summary from each presenter, highlighting the KEY POINTS must also be handed in on the day of your presentation. Must be on paper (not online).
Thinking Ethically About Human Biotechnology.
A great read prior to starting your projects:
Biotech healthcare is going through what every other emerging scientific discipline experiences – the challenge of defining its ethical boundaries. Research, costs, and privacy issues spawn concerns that third-party payers, employers, providers, and policy makers will face for years to come. In an age when medical technology improves with increasing rapidity, the availability of new treatments increases almost as quickly. With advances, however, come dilemmas — scientific, financial, and especially moral. These conundrums are likely to multiply as groups with vastly different viewpoints and resources battle over the direction of health policy.
Risks and Benefits
An essential element in the ethical evaluation of biotechnology is the analysis of the possible harms and their likelihood of occurring, weighing these risks against the probable benefits. Since biotechnology encompasses a wide variety of biological methods and techniques in a wide variety of circumstances, the analysis of the risks and benefits will be highly contextual, depending upon the peculiarities of each specific application.
Possible topics:
Human genome project -Week 1-
Stem cell research -Week 1-
Contraception- Week 1=
Assisted human reproduction- Week 2-
Cloning -Week 2-
Genetic Engineering- Week 2-
Genetically modified food Week 2-
Gene therapy (Week 3 ) -
Vaccines and pseudo Scientists on Social Media- (Week 3)-
Gene testing (Week 3 ) DNA forensics [ DNA fingerprinting] (Week 3)
Xenotransplantation (Week 4) December 16th- Ava and Sarah Spellman
Genetics and behaviors (Week 4) December 16th- Lara and Sarah Lou
Laws protecting individual privacy, HeLa Cells and Genetics (Week 4) December 16th- Ella
Patenting and Genetics (Week 5) January 6th- Asa and Dylan
Genetics in the courtroom(Week 5) - January 6th- Jack and Zack
Pharmacogenomics (week 5)- January 6th
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