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Bioscience Policy (11:373:404)
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Bioscience Policy (11:373:404) |
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Brief Description of this Colloquium The pharmaceutical, biotech, “green” (environmental), and the food industries are expected to be major sources of growth in jobs and the wealth in the 21st Century. However, their contribution to job creation, human health, and an improved environment will depend on US and NJ policies. The US patent system will influence how much you have to pay for drugs and how much pharmaceutical companies will invest in developing new drugs. Federal Drug Administration regulations will determine whether the drugs we take are safe and when new “miracle” drugs will become available. They will also decide if biotech foods are safe. US environmental regulations will determine whether we can use plants and microbes to clean up heavy metals in the environment or whether we have to use bulldozers and landfills to clean up hazardous waste sites. The students in this class will choose a firm and analyze how policies affect the technology that the firm supplies, the prices that it charges, its profits, and the benefits and costs of their technologies to society. |
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Colloquia involve various types of student projects. Below is a list of
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| NOTE: The above information is being provided to give potential students a general idea about the course. Specific details may change from semester to semester, and will be provided by the instructor in the course syllabus. |
Last Updated on October 20, 2006