EDST 391 Ethics & the Human Genome
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Date:
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Assignment for
Day 17
Genetically modified foods--will they solve world hunger?
Allie, Jared, and Tara's day!
Required reading:
Thinking assignment:
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Imagine you are a leader in one of these African countries and are
familiar with the information in the
reading. How
would you handle this crisis?
- Would you accept US aid of GMO maize as famine relief?
- Why or why not accept it? Consider the
effects of your choice on every aspect of your country.
- And, specifically, do you think your country's
long-term economic health outweighs the current suffering of
your population?
- Imagine now that you are part of the American government.
- How would
you
deal with a oountry's refusal to accept
GMO maize?
Writing assignment
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Please use the methods for
identifying and analyzing ethical arguments that were discussed
in Case studies in biomedical ethics (Day 15) when you answer the
two questions below.
- What
ethical arguments and claims does this article make?
- Is the author objective on the matter he discusses? For instance,
does use any words and/or phrases that
reveal a particular ethical stance on the US sending GMF foods as foreign
aid?
Quiz:
- There will be a short quiz at the beginning of class.