- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
Humans and genes 3700-KON86-AL-OG
The course aims to present major trends in contemporary human biology in an approach that is compatible with scientific method, in a way ensuring comprehensibility to anyone without a specialist background in biology. The course covers the following topics:
1. Basic concepts of biology – information, structure and general features of living organisms. History of knowledge about inheritance – from antiquity to the 21st century.
2. Scientific method in natural sciences, in human biology and in medicine. Standards of scientific research – control, blind sample, statistics, meta-analyses.
3. Mendelian and multifactorial inheritance – genetic determinism and human predictability. What knowing the human genome is and what it is not.
4. Genetic tests and consultations, test sensitivity and specificity. Screening tests – biological and ethical issues.
5. Direct-to-consumer (DTC) tests – biological and ethical issues.
6. “Alternative medicine”, homeopathy etc. versus evidence-based medicine.
7. Vaccinations and anti-vaccine movements.
8. Assisted reproduction techniques, pre-implantation and prenatal tests.
9. Stem cells, IPS cells, therapeutic cloning – hopes and doubts.
10. GMO – facts and myths.
11. Communicable diseases and combating them.
12. Cancer.
13. Gene therapy and medical biotechnology.
14. Behavioural genetics and evolutionary psychology.
Type of course
Bibliography
Ben Goldacre, „Lekarze, naukowcy, szarlatani. Od przerażonego pacjenta do świadomego konsumenta”, wyd. Septem, Helion, 2011.
Additional information
Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:
- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
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