Designer Babies: Science Fiction or Science Prediction
7:00 PM on Tuesday Mar. 23rd, 2010
Auditorium of the Canada Science and Technology Museum, 1867 St. Laurent Blvd
7:00 PM on Tuesday Mar. 23rd, 2010
Auditorium of the Canada Science and Technology Museum, 1867 St. Laurent Blvd
Carleton Psychology Professor John Stead will be giving a talk entitled Designer Babies: Science Fiction or Science Prediction? He will speak at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the Canada Science and Technology Museum, 1867 St. Laurent Blvd.
Dr. Stead is a member of Carleton’s renowned Institute of Neuroscience. He will explore the science behind genetic modification of humans and the feasibility of designer babies. He will ask questions such as: Is genetic modification of humans possible? How does the technology behind genetic modification work? What characteristics could realistically be changed by genetic modification? Is it ethical to modify human DNA?
The talk is free and open to the public. However, please RSVP by Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at rsvp@technomuses.ca or by calling 613-998-7486.
Dr. Stead is a member of Carleton’s renowned Institute of Neuroscience. He will explore the science behind genetic modification of humans and the feasibility of designer babies. He will ask questions such as: Is genetic modification of humans possible? How does the technology behind genetic modification work? What characteristics could realistically be changed by genetic modification? Is it ethical to modify human DNA?
The talk is free and open to the public. However, please RSVP by Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at rsvp@technomuses.ca or by calling 613-998-7486.