"Designer babies?!" A CRISPR-based learning module for undergraduates built around the CCR5 gene.

ABSTRACT: CRISPR-cas technology is being incorporated into undergraduate biology curriculum through lab experiences to immerse students in modern technology that is rapidly changing the landscape of science, medicine and agriculture. We developed and implemented an educational module that introduces students to CRISPR-cas technology in a Genetic course and an Advanced Genetics course. Our primary teaching objective was to immerse students in the design, strategy, conceptual modeling, and application of CRISPR-cas technology using the current research claim of the modification of the CCR5 gene in twin girls. This also allowed us to engage students in an open conversation about the bioethical implications of heritable germline and non-heritable somatic genomic editing. We assessed student-learning out

SUBMITTER: Pieczynski JN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7891609 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature