DNA+Technology

DNA Technology
Keystone B.2.4.1. Explain how genetic engineering has impacted the fields of medicine, forensics, and agriculture (e.g., selective breeding, gene splicing, cloning, GMOs, gene therapy)

Expected Student Learning Competencies

 * Explain how **genetic technologies** have impacted the fields of medicine, **forensics,** and agriculture.
 * Evaluate the societal impact of **genetic engineering** techniques and applications
 * Analyze ethical, social, economic, and cultural considerations as related to the development, selection, and use of **technologies**.
 * Compare and contrast the emerging **technologies** of **telemedicine**, **nanotechnology**, prosthetics, and biochemistry as they relate to improving human health

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