Fridays, 1-1:50pm, South Hall 1431
Enrollment Code: 26617
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 and Developmental Biology, teaches Molecular Genetics and Plant Molecular Biology. The general area of interest in his laboratory is the biochemistry and molecular biology of higher plants.
