This course explores various discoveries and movements within biotechnology throughout the early twentieth century, focusing on three major events: the discovery of genetic material (DNA), advances in microbiology (antibiotics, vaccinations, aseptic surgery, chemotherapies), and agricultural biotechnology (hybrid crop genetics, farm chemicals). In addition to these major events, the context in which they occurred, and how they were perceived at the time, the course will explore their modern-day implications and the reality that biotechnology, at times, can misalign with human welfare.
The primary discipline of this course is Biology.
Prerequisites
Through Cultural Lenses.