Day: Fridays
Time: 1:00-1:50 p.m.
Location: Girvetz 1119
Enrollment Code: 25791
Description:
The seminar will explore the implications of genetic modification of our food crops
with special emphasis on the application of recombinant DNA technology for crop
improvement. The scientific basis of these technologies will be explained at the level
of a non-science major. Course materials will include a critical review of articles from
the popular scientific press concerning the dangers and benefits of GM crops. The
potential impact (both good and bad) on agriculture in developing countries will also
be covered. Multimedia materials are available on this topic and they will be utilized
as well.
Professor Rolf Christoffersen, Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology
Email: christof@lifesci.ucsb.edu
