Content (Syllabus outline)

Ethical, legal and social issues in microbial, plant and animal biotechnology.
Regulatory and ethical principles. Risks and benefits.
Ethics in research. Ensuring privacy and confidentiality. Use and protection of biological data. Contradictory studies.
Authorship, plagiarism and falsification of scientific data, ownership of scientific data and patenting. Patenting of molecules, devices and organisms.
Genetic engineering. Genetic testing. Interference with the genome of somatic and germ cells. Genetically modified organisms. Cloning of animals. Gene therapy. Synthetic biology.
Ethics in agriculture and food production. Responsibility for preserving the natural environment.
Animal rights. Animal experimentation.
Bioterrorism and the use of biotechnologies for military purposes.
Application of artificial intelligence systems in biotechnology.

Prerequisites

Requirements for enrolment: Inscription to adequate academic year.

Terms of Prerequisites: Written paper.