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    Biosafety and Bioethics

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    This course aims to acquaint students with principles of biosafety and bioethics related to biotechnology. The course contents include an introduction to biosafety, biohazards, good laboratory practices, risks of genetically modified organisms, international biosafety rules and regulations, and ethical issues related to biotechnology including genetically modified organisms, euthanasia, reproductive technologies, and commercialization. The course recommends books on plant biotechnology, biosafety and bioethics in biotechnology, laboratory biosafety manuals, national biosafety guidelines, genetic technologies and policies, and laboratory safety handbooks.

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    This course aims to acquaint students with principles of biosafety and bioethics related to biotechnology. The course contents include an introduction to biosafety, biohazards, good laboratory practices, risks of genetically modified organisms, international biosafety rules and regulations, and ethical issues related to biotechnology including genetically modified organisms, euthanasia, reproductive technologies, and commercialization. The course recommends books on plant biotechnology, biosafety and bioethics in biotechnology, laboratory biosafety manuals, national biosafety guidelines, genetic technologies and policies, and laboratory safety handbooks.

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    This course aims to acquaint students with principles of biosafety and bioethics related to biotechnology. The course contents include an introduction to biosafety, biohazards, good laboratory practices, risks of genetically modified organisms, international biosafety rules and regulations, and ethical issues related to biotechnology including genetically modified organisms, euthanasia, reproductive technologies, and commercialization. The course recommends books on plant biotechnology, biosafety and bioethics in biotechnology, laboratory biosafety manuals, national biosafety guidelines, genetic technologies and policies, and laboratory safety handbooks.

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    This course aims to acquaint students with principles of biosafety and bioethics related to biotechnology. The course contents include an introduction to biosafety, biohazards, good laboratory practices, risks of genetically modified organisms, international biosafety rules and regulations, and ethical issues related to biotechnology including genetically modified organisms, euthanasia, reproductive technologies, and commercialization. The course recommends books on plant biotechnology, biosafety and bioethics in biotechnology, laboratory biosafety manuals, national biosafety guidelines, genetic technologies and policies, and laboratory safety handbooks.

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    BIOSAFETY AND BIOETHICS

    COURSE OBJECTIVES: 2+0


    To acquaint students with principles of biosafety and ethical perspectives pertaining to biotechnology

    COURSE CONTENTS:
    1- Introduction to Biosafety - definition, concept, uses and abuses of genetic information,
    2- Biohazards; good laboratory practices; risks related to genetically modified organisms
    (GMO); international rules and regulations for biosafety and GMOs
    3- Introduction to bioethics; ethical issues related to GMOs; euthanasia, reproductive and cloning
    technologies, transplants and eugenics; patenting, commercialization and benefit sharing; role of
    national bioethics committees; biosafety guidelines from a national perspective.

    RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
     Altman A and PM Hasegawa. (2012). Plant Biotechnology and Agriculture: Prospects for the
    21st Century. 1st Edition. Academic Press.
     Krishna VS. (2007). Bioethics and Biosafety in Biotechnology. New Age International
    Publishers.
     WHO (2006). Laboratory Biosafety Manual. 3rd Edition. AITBS Publishers and Distributors,
    India. (Available online free of cost).
     National Biosafety Guidelines. (2005). Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Available
    online)
     Jose MA. (2003). Genes Technology and Policy. Available online at;
    http://www.apdip.net/publications/iespprimers/eprimer-genes.pdf
     Furr AK. (2000). CRC Handbook of Laboratory Safety. 5th Edition. CRC Press.

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