{"id":1468,"date":"2021-10-19T15:20:05","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T19:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/profiles\/?post_type=faculty&#038;p=1468"},"modified":"2024-08-19T15:32:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T19:32:40","slug":"jill-lazenby","status":"publish","type":"faculty","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/profiles\/faculty\/jill-lazenby\/","title":{"rendered":"Jill Lazenby"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Specialization<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I have a background in both life sciences and the history and philosophy of science, and I teach NATS and STS courses. I\u2019m interested in how scientific discoveries are interpreted by different groups of people in order to make sense of their world. In courses like Plant Life Human Life (NATS 1565), Global Cultures of Science (NATS 1535), and Genomics and Society (STS 3750) I consider how scientific knowledge impacts our sense of self, our cultures, and our technologies. 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