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The Center for Genetics & Society is hosting a series of debates and twitter conversations around emerging technologies such as CRISPR and their use to edit the human genome in the context of reproductive choices. In Case You Missed It:…

Genomic Imaginaries: Sparking Dialogue between ELSI and Literary StudiesAs long as genetics research has been pursued, authors within and outside of the scientific establishment have crafted narratives to make sense of what it means. The “genomic imaginaries” found in literary…

The science on race is clear. Common categories like “Black,” “white,” and “Asian” do not represent genetic differences among groups. But if race is a pernicious fiction according to natural science, it is all too significant in the day-to-day lives…

Tue, Jan 25, 2022 – Thu, Jan 27, 2022 Rosalind Franklin Society Presents: Labs, Leaders, Critical Connections The perseverance of women in science has been on full display this past year: they have made seminal scientific discoveries, taken up new leadership…

Zoom RECORDING on YouTube- this is very important now given the recent rise of Avian Flu seen across the world as of January 2022 and the first human case exhibiting zoonoses as of early January 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z82gNDUZ87cMinimize VideoThis is an…