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From the Institute for Health Genetics:
PHG 200: Implications of Public Health Genomics for the Modern World (NSC & SSC)
3 credits, SLN 19720
Lectures: Tuesday/Thursday 2:30pm - 3:20pm
Quiz Sections: Tuesdays, AA - 11:30am - 12:20pm; Thursdays, AC - 11:30am - 12:20pm [FIGS]
Description: Posthumous reproduction? Babies genetically edited despite government bans? Three-parent babies? Mosquitos modified to drive extinction? Embryos scored by intelligence? Spontaneous sex change during puberty? 600 siblings and counting? Stealth genetic testing your neighbor? Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. PHG 200 is a discussion, blog, and lecture-based course that tackles the implication of public health genomics for the modern world.