BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:Synthetic Biology: Science, Policy, and Ethics PRODID:-//Harvard events data//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event_546796_0 SUMMARY:Synthetic Biology: Science, Policy, and Ethics DESCRIPTION:

Program:

Synthetic biology, "which aims to apply standardized engineering techniques to biology and thereby create organisms or biological systems with novel or specialized functions to address countless needs,”* offers the potential for tremendous benefit, alongside a range of possible risks. How should these benefits and risks be balanced, from a scientific, ethical, and policy perspective? Please join us for a discussion of these issues with a leader in the field of synthetic biology and an expert in risk regulation and policy.

Panelists:

George Church, Professor of Genetics, Harvard Medical School and Director, PersonalGenomes.org
Adam Finkel, Senior Fellow and Executive Director, Penn Program on Regulation, University of Pennsylvania Law School and Clinical Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health
Moderator: Holly Fernandez Lynch Executive Director, the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School

This event is free and open to the public.

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Sponsored by the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School.

LOCATION:Harvard Law School, Harkness South Dining Room (205), Casperson Student Center, Cambridge, MA STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTART:20151008T200000Z DTEND:20151008T210000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR