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Genetics (4) DNA Fingerprinting, Genetics and Crime: DNA Testing and the Courtroom  From: University of Michigan One area that has been revolutionized by scientific and technological advances in biology has been in the identification of individuals from biological samples. In this seminar, geneticist and evolutionary biologist Julian Adams of the University of Michigan explains the principles, procedures and issues involved with the use of DNA as a tool in the identification of individuals. Preserving Biodiversity through Genetics From: Cambridge University Press In this free seminar, Richard Frankham, Jonathan Ballou and David Briscoe look at how animal and plant populations have decreased, causing a loss of genetic diversity and a reduction in their ability to adapt to changes in the environment. Using the concept of conservation genetics--the application of genetics to preserve species as dynamic entities capable of coping with environmental change--the seminar discusses ways to minimise population extinction. Reproduction, Genetics and the Rule of Law From: London School of Economics and Political Science In this free seminar, Emily Jackson, senior lecturer in law at the London School of Economics and Political Science, offers a critical and legal analysis of controversial issues around human reproduction, abortion and genetics, with specific reference to UK law. The Genomic Era From: RAND With the successful mapping of the human genome, many geneticists have suggested that the dawn of the genomic era is upon us. This seminar provides a primer of human genetics and addresses many of the difficult ethical, moral and legal issues society may face as a result of developing genetic technologies. | |||||||||||||||
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