Should there be limits to genetic engineering?
May 24, 2008 at 8:18 pm | In BA Branch Event, Speeches | No CommentsDr Helen Wallace, Executive Director of GeneWatch UK, talked on the Big Question “If we don’t play God, who will?” at the Multi-Faith Centre at the University of Derby on 21 May 2008.
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Here are the slides, with Helen’s commentary.
Genewatch have not done very much work on the recent Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, but Human Genetics Alert have.
On her slide about Synthetic Biology and GM Organisms, Helen referred to the ETC Group web site.
Craig Venter
Helen spoke several times about Craig Venter, so here is some more information about him.
There’s a short biography of him on Wikipedia.
The Daily Telegraph claims ‘Man-made microbe ‘to create endless biofuel‘
Here is a clip of him talking about gene synthesis.
Craig also delivered the 2007 Dimbleby Lecture.
Behaviour Change Scoping Study
May 18, 2008 at 7:52 pm | In Speeches | No CommentsThis podcast comes from On 8th May 2008 conference at the Nottingham Arena about behaviour change in response to tackling climate change.
The conference was organised by Helen Chadwick, Energy Co-ordinator and the East Midlands Regional Assembly, and by Mike Peverill, the Regional Climate Change Co-ordinator. The facilitator at the event was Peter Woodward of Quest Associates.
You can get a little more information about the conference at http://www.emra.gov.uk/behaviour-change
This podcast is the talk by David Fell of Brooklyndhurst Ltd. He talked about a Scoping Study on Behaviour Change which he ran in the East Midlands.
As well as the above podcast, we include below a slide show with the podcast used as a voice over.
Angela Lennox Speech
March 21, 2008 at 4:48 pm | In Environment, Female perspective, Speeches | No Comments
Angela Lennox gave a speech at LeicestHerDay 2008, describing what women can do to help improve the environment.
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