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Show L Honors' Think Tank on Bioethics: Genetics and Society Angela M. Allred, Ashley R. Chadwick, Ezra C. Christensen, Bradley D. Curtis, Landon Hub^r, Jeremy G. Jori^i, Victoria Lefgrt Katharine A. Osharn, Maniha W. Piotrowska, Jame£ R. Porter, Michael J.Tharntan, Teresa J.Tuan (Margaret P. Battin1, Raymond Gest eland*) 1 Department of Philosophy, ^Department of Human Genetics The Bioel hV? Think T-ank rpet to consider issues concei n ing genei hts, genetic tKhnok^ig^ ardtta ath.......11 m*1 Iffi 5" ¦"¦¦¦¦ i I......"¦" ¦"¦- ¦"¦"!.........I i m' ......."I -pi ifl ?m k>r-nl wpefii and establishing basefire undent nding of both el h ^al thE^ynind genetic? 1 he inierdiK iphna ly^roup of si uctnts defitineda projKi th?1 vrould be rneaninnFully contribute 1o the ^ornni u rfdy The group aa reed th?1 people r*«ted k^ u rat^ inferrnaicn if thev **era noinn to n?k€ informe-d decmons about aeneiVi now and in the future. Thew deciskinj nisy be personal, such w r^pioduri r^ pJannim oi i nvL?^ public pclry de^iicn? su^ h as whether reftain type? oF research stou W be furded. There are c u rrentry no rourses ?«iil able in ihe slate of LHah that deal v^"d h t»1 h the ethical inprKrjtions ar>d the rcience oFaer^et"^?. To KWres? this issue arnd help future generations de?l v^i h ?n Ir^rea^ingly cornplex ?ub|ect the Ehoethrs Think Tank hel r^d ornnnup a r*w <^urseH |jer>eti^5 and ^orrety 1 hat v* II be tn ucj ht ?11he Univemtvof l^tah in Fall It iouqh the Hc^ors DeF^rtnent. The s1 udents 1 hc^aht rt ne-res»ry that people h*d an urxJeistnnd" ng k * n nd cienei ^ lechnologie? as v^ell as the ethrjl consrder^iVin? that these jdvar>refnents raise. To that er>d Ce etyisaninteid^cipJinaryroijrsethat will be taught by Dr Bryan Eenh^rnoF Philosophy andO W oF BjoIc^v Cl?ss meetings vlll alternate between lecture ?r>d diK mscn il? ensure studenu under actively pr^nqpripnt 1 he materi?l. Topics m^ lude b*5ir genetics ethic?! Iheones. behavioral cjeneiV?. finflerprintmcj. genetically nodifi^oiflanisrns. bKjwnrf^iP.rir>d stem cells reach m kT^nk applied fc* ?ndvra? awarded an interdisciplinary nrnnt to help continue the course and broader range oF students. In spring 2<xJ7 CeneiV? a nd S&rieiv v« II pe oKered by both the Department tf the PepaM rneni or" Phlfcsophy With the continued support of the ini-otved depn n menu ns v^ell ar Inierestand enr^JImeni Genets nnd "^jety wil I become n p^rm^nent course oFferi ng ?t 1 he University tf |