Lesson 18, My Friend Linda

Culminate a bioethics unit with the implementation of a instructional activity that incorporates the Socratic method to encourage class feedback and participation. Pupils participate in a discussion on bioethics and morality,...

This issue of Your World will help students unravel conflicting reports about agricultural biotechnology. Is it safe and environmentally friendly or an out-of-control experiment? Students will learn how plants with specific traits are...

A poignant 20-slide show introduces high schoolers to the amazing accomplishments of genomics and raises the question of eugenics. This activity is only for mature audiences, as it deals with rape and other sensitive topics, but it is...

This Biotechnology Institute issue focuses on the role of genetics in cancer. Find out about several types of cancer, the risks, treatments available now, and the treatments of the future.

The introduction of genetically modified organisms (animals, microbes, and plants) into agriculture has been accompanied by controversies over their potential impact on human health, the environment, and farming systems. Management of...

This Biotechnology Institute's issue explores plant-made pharmaceuticals, using plants to manufacture useful proteins. It's one of the many aspects of biotechnology--the use of living organisms to benefit humanity.

High school learners read and discuss an article about genetic ancestry and genetic ancestry testing. They complete a paper and pencil activity that mimics the function of a DNA microarray and consider the ethics of genetic testing in...

Explore genetically modified foods through various experiments. In this biology lesson plan, students discuss the safety issues related to GMF's. They conduct a PCR analysis to identify the presence of genetic modification.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognize the social and ethical issues which arise when working in the field of biotechnology.

Review the aspects of human cloning and the moral issues associated with it. Individually, your learners will keep a list of the articles related to this issue and research issues related to the ethic issues people are concerned with....