1. Biotechnology: From Laboratory to Marketplace

2. What is risk? Chance that something will happen over a certain period of time. Factors that can affect risk: –Age –Gender –Genetic constitution –Environment

3. Death Rates for 1998 RankCause%♂:♀AM:C 1Heart Disease31.01.81.5 2Cancer23.21.41.3 3Cerebrovascular disease6.81.11.8 4COPD4.81.40.8 5Accidents4.22.41.2 6Pneumonia and flu3.91.51.4 7Diabetes melitus2.81.22.4 8Suicide1.34.30.5 13Homicide0.83.55.7

4. Risk assessment examples Life insurance Auto insurance Statistics for disease Cigarette smoking Food—E. coli