Prerequisites: BIOL 005A, BIOL 005B, BIOL 005C; CHEM 001C or CHEM 01HC; CHEM 008C and CHEM 08LC, or CHEM 08HC and CHEM 08HLC; MATH 007B or MATH 009B or MATH 09HB; PHYS 002C or PHYS 02HC, PHYS 02LC or PHYS 02HLC; BCH 100 or BCH 110A or BCH 110HA; one course in statistics
Description: Devoted to selected human problems that have a large biological component and relate to medicine, ethics, and human existence. Topics covered vary and include issues of major bioethical importance such as euthanasia, national health care, effects of industrial pollution on individuals and communities, population problems, abortion, and genetic engineering.