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About proftp

I teach political science and bioethics as an adjunct at a CUNY school.

And so it begins. . . (266)

Posted on September 10, 2009 by proftp

Modest exercise, er, exercising modesty, I mean, how to exercise and retain one’s modesty. Caster Semanya, the South African runner, is apparently intersex. While her future participation in women’s sport is unclear, she will not be stripped of her World … Continue reading →

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Ain’t it GRAND to be back in school?! (228)(266)

Posted on August 10, 2009 by proftp

Hello all: The following are the required books for Politics & Culture (266) & Democracy & Its Critics (228): Pol 266/C301/D301: Martha Nussbaum, Women and Development, Cambridge University Press, paperback, 2001: 978 052 100 3858 Susan Moller Okin, Is Multiculturalism … Continue reading →

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Testing, 1, 2; testing. . . (Leh 300)

Posted on July 27, 2009 by proftp

Some information from the Center for Genetics and Society: Healthy embryos show chromosome flaws Genetic ‘MoT’ for disease free babies Preimplantation genetic diagnosis may pose neurological risks Check out the CGS’s blog for other posts on genetics & reproductive techs.

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Who’s your daddy, er, mommy, er. . . (Leh 300)

Posted on July 23, 2009 by proftp

Here’s a link to the ongoing discussion on XX Factor (the DoubleX blog) on surrogacy. ScienceDaily is a daily news consolidator of, well, science news. Here’s a link to stories related to fertility. Note in particular the story on the … Continue reading →

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Regulation—or the lack thereof (Leh 300)

Posted on July 15, 2009 by proftp

In September 2003, the President’s Council on Bioethics issued a working paper on regulation of various biotechnologies. Although there may have been some changes in fed regs since then, I nonetheless believe that the basic findings of this paper still … Continue reading →

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HHS OHRP 45 CFR 46 (Leh 300)

Posted on July 14, 2009 by proftp

Huh? HHS: Department of Health and Human Services OHRP: Office of Human Research Protection 45 CFR 46: portion of research regulation dealing with human subjects Here’s the FAQ on 45 CFR 46. FYI.

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Genes, race, & disease (Leh 300)

Posted on July 14, 2009 by proftp

The news is so accomodating to our course: The Journal of the National Cancer Institute has just published two studies (abstracts here and here; go thru the library to read the full articles) on disparate outcomes in sex-specific cancer survival … Continue reading →

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Questions for de quiz (LEH 300)

Posted on July 9, 2009 by proftp

All right, as promised, the questions for the quiz: I’ll choose 20 questions from this list. Again, all of the answers can be found in the online material; note that the ‘Stem Cell Basics’ document (in pdf) contains a glossary. … Continue reading →

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Bioethics: the underlined works (Leh 300)

Posted on July 6, 2009 by proftp

As noted on the syllabus, some of the readings are available online. You can find them either through the links listed under ‘Bioethics sites & docs‘ or directly, below: Department of Energy Human Genome Project Information: The science behind the … Continue reading →

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Yay! The final! Whoo-hoo! (341)

Posted on June 25, 2009 by proftp

Pol 341 Final exam FINAL DUE WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, by 6:00pm Logistics: I’ll be in my office (364 Carmen) that Wednesday between 5 and 6pm, so you can drop off the paper then. If you want to drop off the … Continue reading →

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