current events & follow-up

Fresh Air interview about patenting human genes, cells, tissues, etc.
http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=141429392&m=141591220

Case 42 MASS Health Care (Week V)

Please discuss Case 42 here.  Use the more formal, thorough case analysis form in your module.

Case 41 Justice & Poverty (Week V)

Please discuss Case 41 here.  Use the more formal, thorough case analysis form in your module.

Case 10 Cultural Beliefs (Week V)

Please discuss Case 10 here.  Use the more formal, thorough case analysis form in your module.

Genetics

Here is some basic information about genetics:
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/WhoAmI/FindOutMore/Yourgenes.aspx
We'll watch the short video in class.

We'll also watch these short series of videos on genetics.  The link is to the last in the series, but it has embedded links to the first 3:
http://www.eyeondna.com/2008/02/09/dna-video-23andme-genetics-101-part-4/

Here's an interview with a man who won the Nobel in 2008 for his work on teleomeres, which regulate how cells age:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/18/science/18conversation.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha210

Case 38 Delayed Twinning (Week IV) Judy's group

Consider the claims of beneficence as well as the questions from the case.

Case 35 Cystic Fibrosis (Week IV) Sommer's group

Answer the questions and consider the claims of Justice in your response.