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7: Bioethics in Biotechnology

Students discuss scientific misconduct, GMO ethics, bioweapons, de-extinction, CRISPR babies, embryonic stem cells, biohackers, cloning ethics, and aid in dying.

Matching People in the Theranos Story to Roles

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Match each of the following characters in the Theranos story with their corresponding information.
Note: Each choice will be used exactly once.

Your Choice Prompt
Drop Your Choice Here 1. Channing Robertson
Drop Your Choice Here 2. Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani
Drop Your Choice Here 3. John Carreyrou
Drop Your Choice Here 4. George Shultz
Drop Your Choice Here 5. Avie Tevanian

Drag one of the choices below:

  • A. Stanford professor who first encouraged Holmes to start her company
  • B. author of Bad Blood book, Theranos tracked his movements to prevent him from getting secrets
  • C. former president and chief operating officer (COO) of Theranos
  • D. investor from Apple who was forced to step down for asking too many questions
  • E. chairman of the board and his grandson Tyler was one of the whistleblowers for problems at Theranos
 

People in the Theranos Story from Descriptions

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Which one of the following characters in the Theranos story correspond to the information 'joined Theranos in 2009 and ran the company's day-to- day operations as its president'.