Nuffield Council on Bioethics Public Lecture 2009
Wed, 13 May 2009
Dr Thomas H Murray, President and CEO of The Hastings Center in the US, delivered the Council's 2009 public lecture on 29 April at the Royal Society in London.
Dr Thomas Murray
His lecture, ‘New genetic recipes: are we cooking up trouble with synthetic biology?’ considered a range of issues raised by this new multi-disciplinary area of research. In particular, he considered the concept of non-physical harms such as affronts to nature, and the role such harms should play in public policy.
The lecture was attended by around 80 people with a professional or personal interest in the topic. The discussion continued during a drinks reception hosted by the Council afterwards.
Click here for a video of the lecture.
Last Updated Fri, 15 May 2009