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Altering Nature with Gene Drives
When:
October 25, 2016
- 6:30 p.m. Doors open
- 7 p.m. Program begins
Where:
ASU Marston Exploration Theatre
ASU Tempe Campus
Live webcast available
Parking: Hourly parking is available at Rural Road Parking Garage
Watch the recorded presentation below
Thank you for joining ASU's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the School of Life Sciences for a Dean of Science Public Lecture
Altering Nature with Gene Drives
We can. But should we?
We have come to a historic crossroads.
Scientists can now 'edit' the genes of a variety of species and effectively force them to go extinct. Or, they could increase or diminish a particular trait within a population by using gene drives. The technology is here and it's relatively easy-to-apply.
Imagine, eradicating a disease-transmitting mosquito. Also imagine the unintended consequences this technology could have. Should we use this technology?
This ASU Dean of Science Public Lecture will feature a short presentation on gene editing and gene drives, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A session with local and national experts.
Meet the panelists
David Brafman, Assistant Professor, School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Director, ASU Stem Cell Training and Research Program, Arizona State University
James Collins, Virginia M. Ullman Professor, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University
Elizabeth Heitman, Professor of Medical Ethics in the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Gregory E. Kaebnick, Research scholar and editor of the Hastings Center Report, The Hastings Center
For more information contact: Aida Alagic or Denise Pittman