Family Secrets: The Bioethics of Genetic Testing

by: Michael J. DuPré, Shaw-Ree Chen, Michael Wischnowski, and Dina G. Markowitz

Family Secrets is a problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum module that focuses on the bioethical implications of genetic testing. In high school biology classrooms throughout New York State, students are using this module to learn about DNA testing; Huntington’s disease (HD); and the ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of genetic testing.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 11/1/2006Stock # tst06_073_08_28Volume 073Issue 08

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