Michael Vella & Sumit Dohle: Population Genetics of Gene DrivesA gene drive biases inheritance of a gene so that it increases in frequency within a population even when the gene confers no fitness benefit. There...
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Gene Editing & Agriculture in JapanDr. Makiko Matsuo is a Project Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo. She is currently engaged in Science, Technology and Innovation Governance (STIG)...
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More info here:http://www.uidaho.edu/cals/news-and-events/speaker-seriesUniversity of Idaho Speaker Series:Cara Santa Maria and Fred Gould will each give a keynote address about GMO’s, followed by a short question and answer session. The keynote address will be followed by...
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Examining the Policy Narratives Surrounding the Releases of Genetically Modified MosquitoesSpeaker: Jayce Sudweeks, Ph.D. candidate
Genomic disintegration in woolly mammoths on Wrangel IslandZoology Graduate Student Association and the Genetic Engineering and Society Center have teamed up to host Dr. Rebekah Rogers from UNC Charlotte (http://evolscientist.com/)Refreshments will be served at 3:15pm.*If...
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GES open discussion 9:30-11:00 David Clark Labs room 123Dr.Rebekah Rogers (UC Charlotte) http://evolscientist.com
We'll talk about some of the different ways that journalists have covered genetic engineering over the past several decades, and the journalistic conventions and impulses that shape this coverage.
Together with the NC State Libraries Special Collections and Department of History, GES is creating a video archive of oral histories to document for posterity the memories and papers of the pioneers of genetic engineering....
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http://naturalsciences.org/calendar/event/science-cafe-crispr-and-the-ethics-of-editing-genes/What if it were possible to genetically alter wild populations of “pest” animals so that they were either eliminated or unable to threaten rare and endangered species, transmit disease, or damage crops? Such new “gene...
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The GES Center is partnering with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the China Ministry of Agriculture, and the US Trade and Development Agency to organize a workshop on “Communication, Engagement, and Biotechnology.” Several...
Dr. David Berube, professor of science and technology communication and Director of PCOST, will give a student-directed conversation on Zika. Potential topics include how Zika got into Brazil, why it's so dangerous (the microcephaly connection),...
See NC Biotechnology Center website for additional details: http://www.ncbiotech.org/event/nc-film-premiere-food-evolution/230346PROGRAM:5:00 - Doors open6:30 - Welcome and Introductions6:45 - Film8:15- Panel DiscussionWelcome & Introductions: Michelle VonCannon, NCBiotech and Richard Reich, NC Dept of Agriculture and Consumer ServicesPANEL...
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