Heritable Genome Editing and Equality
Biomedicine is increasingly considering heritable genetic modifications (called germline procedures) that change the entire genetic heritage (the genome) of a
STI organizes and sponsors experts meetings of some dozen scholars from a variety of disciplines to study and debate specific issues of current social significance. The conferences are held over a two-and-a-half day period at any one of a number of prestigious universities around the world. They are developed under the oversight of an Academic Leader – a professor expert in the field under consideration. The Academic Leader defines the topic to be studied, poses the principal inquiries, identifies and invites the best thinkers on the issue – representing different disciplines and nationalities, directs contributions, leads discussion and oversees the resulting publication.
Biomedicine is increasingly considering heritable genetic modifications (called germline procedures) that change the entire genetic heritage (the genome) of a
In recent years, the concept of “Personalized Medicine” (PM) has acquired a central place in medical literature. The definition of
Technology is dramatically changing our way of living. We must consider how to cope with the new possibilities and new
Can machines substitute for scientists in the crucial aspects of scientific practice? This is the question at the heart of
As a result of a growing interest in photography by academics across a range of disciplines, much has been written
This experts meeting will examine the role that modern technological advances play in shaping society, for better or worse. Further,
This project brings a dramatically different perspective to bear on the contemporary “crisis of journalism”. Rather than seeing technological and
The meeting, held at Balliol College at Oxford, explored how the changing media environment created by proliferation of media platforms
Communication technologies are crucial for understanding the transformation of lifestyles.
This Experts Meeting aimed to investigate whether it is possible to have a science in which there is room for
How to distinguish between a human cell with the moral status of a human person, and one without personhood in
