Course Overview
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Course Synopsis
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This course will help students to understand the ethical and legal aspects related to bioinformatics practices, protocols, patents and products. Students will understand general bio ethical and legal issues which has a great concern in this post genomics era. This course will also elaborate the social and economic aspects of bioinformatics.
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Course Learning Outcomes
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At the end of course students will have better understandings of following terms:
- Bioinformatics products, Psychological issues of GMOs
- Bioinformatics patents, Pricing of bioinformatics product
- Social context of bioinformatics, General bioethics, biosafety and biosecurity
- Skilled labor and demand of bioinformatics products
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Course Calendar
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Week 01
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1
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Science Ethics and Values
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4
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The development of ethics
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5
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The growth of bioethics
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6
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Bioethics in 21st century
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7
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Making ethical decisions
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Week 02
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9
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Patient-physician relationship
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10
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Ethics and genetic modification
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11
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Biotechnology and risk factors
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12
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Misuse of Biotechnology
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13
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Ethical issues of GM food
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14
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Risk factors of GM food
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Week 03
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15
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Ethics and animal biotechnology
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17
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Use of Human Genetic Information
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20
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Genetic discrimination
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21
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Burden of genetic information
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Week 04
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22
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Gene patents in medical genetics
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24
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Ethics of human cloning
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25
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Ethics-early human embryo
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Week 05
Week 06
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36
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Lab biosaftey level criteria
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41
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WHO biosafety collaborating centers
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42
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US biosecurity legislation
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Week 07
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43
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US biosecurity regulations
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44
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US biosecurity guidance
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45
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Canada biosecurity legislation
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46
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Japan biosecurity legislation
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47
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Other countries biosecurity
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48
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Design biosecurity plan
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49
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Objectives of lab biosecurity
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Week 08
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50
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Biosecurity and bioterrorism
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51
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International obligations
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52
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Pakistan biosecurity system
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54
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Risk assessment methodology
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56
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Components of biosecurity
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Week 09
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58
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Information Security Elements
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59
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National Biosafety Rules
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60
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Application of National Biosafety rules
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61
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Establishment of National Bisafety Committee
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62
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Functions of National Biosafety Committee
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63
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Technical Advisory Committee
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Week 10
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64
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Institutional Biosafety Committee
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65
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Prohibition and License Requirements
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66
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Confidential Information
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67
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Risk assessment and Risk Management
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70
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Pakistan Bio-safety Measures
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Week 11
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71
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Implementation of National Laws
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72
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Efforts to mitigate Biological threats
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73
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Public participation and Access to information
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74
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International framework on Biosafety
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75
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Scenerio (A person on life support machine)
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76
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Case study (Sustainable development)
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77
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Case study (Ethical dilemmas regarding genetic screening)
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Week 12
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78
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Case study (Gene therapy)
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79
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Case study (Gene patents)
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80
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Case study (Ethical issues for and against gene patents)
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81
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Case study (Cloning related ethical issues)
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82
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Case study (Scientific research)
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83
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Case study (Misuse of scientific research)
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84
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Case study (Cloning and eugenic)
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Week 13
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85
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Case study (Codes of ethical)
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86
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Case study (Priciples of the practice of science)
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87
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Biosafety and biosecurity in cybernetics
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88
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Biosecurity education for the next generation of life scientists
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