"The Unbottled Gene"
University of London Forum
on Genetic Engineering

- A Step Ahead of Evolution?

A series of evening public debates from Monday 8th to Friday 12th March 1999.

admission is FREE! and open to all

Monday 8th March, 7pm Genetic Engineering in the Global Environment.
Great Hall, Kings College London, The Strand (opposite the church on Aldwych, nearest tube: Temple)
Confirmed speakers: Moyra Bremner (Food and Science Writer), Patrick Holden (Director, Soil Association), Richard Lacey (Prof. of Microbiology), Vivian Moses (Director, Centre for Genetic Anthropology, University College London)
About Monday's topic

Tuesday 9th March, 7pm Release of Transgenic Organisms.
Anatomy Theatre, University College London, Gower St (nearest tube: Euston Square, Warren St)
Confirmed speakers: John Fagan (Genetic ID, USA), Sue Mayer (GeneWatch)
About Tuesday's topic

Wednesday 10th March, 7pm International Legislation and Genetic Engineering.
Theatre 542, Dept. Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College, Exhibition Road (nearest tube: South Kensington)
Confirmed speakers: Pauline Lane (Dept. of Health Sciences, Univ. of East London), Les Levidow (Centre for Technology Strategy, Open University), Helena Paul (Gaia Foundation), Alan Simpson MP
About Wednesday's topic

Thursday 11th March, 7pm Genetic Engineering and its Future Role in Medicine.
Harris Theatre, Guy's Hospital Medical School, London Bridge (nearest tube: London Bridge)
Confirmed speakers: Bill Albert (British Council of Disabled People), Michael Antoniou (Dept. of Pathology, UMDS), David Latchman (Prof. of Molecular Pathology, University College London)
About Thursday's topic

Friday 12th March, 7pm A Speed Limit for Science?
Darwin Theatre, University College London, Gower St (nearest tube: Euston Square, Warren St)
Confirmed speakers: Colin Blakemore (British Association for the Advancement of Science), Geoffrey Clements (Head of the Natural Law Party), John Durant (Science Museum, London), Joseph Rotblat (Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Pugwash founder), Tom Wakeford (Dept. of Environmental Science, Univ. of East London), Brian Wynne (Centre for Study of Environmental Change, Univ. of Lancaster)
About Friday's topic

All events are scheduled to last about two hours.

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