HC70A Winter 2006 Genetic Engineering in Medicine, Agriculture, and Law Professor Bob Goldberg Class Announcements 2/28/06
Take Home Exam Due This Thursday Mid-Term Oral Exam This Thursday Eight Groups of ~Five Each Minutes/Question Everyone Will Answer Questions
Discussion Tomorrow Cancer, Cancer Genes, & Cancer Drugs Read Articles & Be Prepared For an Intense Scientific Discussion
Class Dinner Tonight Faculty Center After Class For Those Scheduled Udeitha, Matt Emmer, Skye, Brian Wong Karinah, & Matias
Last Lecture Science & The Constitution Where is Science Mentioned in the Constitution? How Parts of the Constitution Relate to Scientific Issues? Regulating Science Directly - Promoting the General Welfare Regulating Science Indirectly - Funding Examples - Recombinant DNA, Human Cloning & Stem Cells, DNA Testing Introduction to Intellectual Property
Today’s Lecture Intellectual Property & Patents Intellectual Property Revisited Trademarks, Copyrights, & Trade Secrets What Are Patents & Where/How Enforced? How Does the Patent Process Work? Patents and the Biotech Industry Patents, Royalties, and the University Criteria For Obtaining a Patent US vs. EU & Japanese Patents Is Life Patentable?
Next Week’s Lectures Genetics, DNA, & The Law The Human Genome, Genetic Diversity, & Are There Races?