Research in biotechnology rapidly advances our understanding of life sciences, but it also raises safety and ethical questions.

Increasingly, educators need to comprehend this complex subject and its encompassing issues to effectively teach it in the classroom. Toward this end, the Purdue University School of Agriculture and the Cooperative Extension Service have developed and introductory course in biotechnology to be delivered via distance education.

 

For more information, please visit the course website:
http://www.agriculture.purdue.edu/teachers/

Course Brochure:
HORT 590: Introduction to Agruicultrual Biotechnology