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Date: | 21.04.2005, 18:30h to 21.04.2005, 20:30h |
Location: | The NowGen Building,
Oxford Road Manchester UK |
Keywords: | Genetic research/engineering - Human genetics - Technology ethics |
Details: | Will databanks of DNA samples live up to their promise of helping us cure diseases and reduce crime? From the genetic profiling of newborns, to police databases and large scale genetic research studies, are our privacy and civil liberties potentially under threat or have the potential risks been hyped? Speakers: PAUL JOHNSON, University of Durham; HELEN WALLACE, GeneWatch UK; ANDREW READ, University of Manchester |
Organizer: | Progress Educational Trust with Nowgen, the North West Genetics Knowledge Park |
Contact: | Khadija Ibrahim Address: Tel: Fax: Email: Kibrahim@progress.org.uk |
Webpage: | http://www.nowgen.org.uk |
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