The Scottish Healthcare Genetics
Public Engagement Network
Events in March 2010
Thursday March 18th 2010, 7 - 8.30 pm
Talk
Rutherford McGowan Building, Crichton Campus, Dumfries
Stem Cells - the Hope and the Hype
Part of National Science and Engineering Week - Engaging with a Scientist
This talk will highlight new developments around the emerging field of stem cells with an opportunity to have an ethical and moral debate on the implications of these developments. No prior knowledge or understanding of stem cells is expected as the science underlying the subject will be presented in layman’s terms.
Scientist: Dr Mair Crouch, geneticist and academic lawyer. Chair: Carolyn Yates, Immediate Past Chair ASE.
This event has been funded by the generosity of a grant from the Scottish Government and the British Science Association.
Free Entry. No registration required.