BIOMG 1290

BIOMG 1290

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Do you have allergies to milk or wheat? Curious about your family ancestry? Does a relative suffer from a genetic disease, and you wonder if you might also be at risk? How will medicine be impacted by DNA testing? How will your own future, your quality of life, your decisions regarding children be impacted? What are the ethical, legal, and social challenges we all face as this genetic technology becomes rapidly available to anyone with as little as $99 and a saliva sample? This course is not just for those interested in science, it is a topic we all need to have a basic understanding of to ensure we are prepared for what is rapidly becoming part of all of our futures. This course is suitable for life sciences majors.


Enrollment Priority Primarily for: first-year and sophomore students.

Distribution Requirements (BIO-AG, BSC-AG, OPHLS-AG), (BIO-AS), (SCT-IL)

Last 1 Terms Offered 2025SP

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 14390 BIOMG 1290   LEC 001

    • MW Warren Hall 151
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Grimson, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Primarily for: first-year students and sophomores. No Auditors.

  • 14391 BIOMG 1290   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14392 BIOMG 1290   DIS 202

    • F Emerson Hall 133
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Grimson, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14393 BIOMG 1290   DIS 203

    • F Warren Hall 137
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Grimson, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14394 BIOMG 1290   DIS 204

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14395 BIOMG 1290   DIS 205

    • F Warren Hall 138
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Grimson, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14396 BIOMG 1290   DIS 206

    • F Wing Hall 406
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Grimson, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14397 BIOMG 1290   DIS 207

    • F Kennedy Hall 105
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Grimson, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person