His daughter, Ashleigh, ran the 5K, so he came down to give her his support. Non-students would receive no credit for the class. Course notes will be published on the Internet.
Experts say biotechnology already has led to many new medicines, new crops and other products.
This course will bring in geneticists, ecologists, food scientists, ethicists, legal experts, economists, industry representatives, activists and farmers. The course is coordinated with OSU's new Program for the Analysis of Biotechnology Issues, which Lomax directs. The goal of that program is to identify accurate information about biotechnology, the science and the controversies surrounding it, and help communicate that information both to students and the general public. Lectures will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays during fall term, in Peavy Hall, Room 130. Interested students can still sign up for it in late registration, officials said.