Genetic Engineering and Society, Lecture 13a, Honors Collegium 70A, UCLA

Course Description: Honors Collegium 70A: Genetic Engineering in Medicine, Agriculture, & Law is a class that examines the historical and scientific study of genetic engineering in medicine, agriculture, and law, including examination of social, ethical, and legal issues raised by new technology. About the Professor: Bob Goldberg is a plant molecular biologist who specializes in the area of plant gene expression. The goal of his research has been to understand how plant cells differentiate and how genes are activated selectively in specialized cell types during plant development. He has received UCLA Distinguished Teaching Awards from the Department of Biology and the Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, and was awarded the all-campus Luckmann Distinguished Teaching Award from the Academic Senate. Some clips and images may have been blurred or removed to avoid copyright infringement. * See all the UCLA Honors Collegium 70A: Genetic Engineering in Medicine, Agriculture, & Law classes in this series: www.youtube.com * See more courses from UCLA: www.youtube.com * See more from UCLA’s main channel on YouTube: www.youtube.com

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International stem cell workshop 2012 held in Iran

The national institute of genetic engineering and biotechnology of Iran is one of the biggest research centers in the Middle East. Established in 1988 the institute holds numerous international scientific workshops every year. In its latest seminar the NIGEB has invited a group of university Professors and researchers from Turkey, Iraq, Sudan and Tajikistan to a workshop. This time the topic is stem cell culture principles and its perspective in medical biotechnology. Iran has already taken considerable steps in the treatment of nerve, fertility and diabetic disorders using stem cell technology. Biotech and genetic experts in this institute aim at applying their science in curing a wider scope of illnesses. The NIGEB says that organizing international workshops will create an opportunity for experts to exchange views and share their experiences. During the past five years Iran has been able to place its name among the leading countries in the field of embryonic stem cell research. Since 2008 Iran’s government has invested some 2.5 billion dollars dedicated to stem cell research for a five year period.

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