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The Challenge and Opportunity of Genome Editing: Scientific and Ethical Considerations
October 20, 2022 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Sacred Heart Mercy Health Care Center and the Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma, Michigan, are pleased to announce their annual St. Luke’s lecture, scheduled for October 20, 2022, featuring Dr. William Hurlbut (Department of Neurobiology, Stanford University Medical Center). In his presentation entitled, The Challenge and Opportunity of Genome Editing: Scientific and Ethical Considerations, Dr. Hurlbut will speak about the ongoing developments in molecular biology in gene editing to cure illnesses. Medical technology is rapidly heading into the area of gene editing using CRISPR technology, but there are ethical concerns.
At the heart of the ethical and moral questions surrounding CRISPR is the use of human germ line cells (sperm and ova and stem cells) and embryos as mere subjects of experimentation to further our knowledge.
Organizers of the event hope that bringing this important topic to the hearts and minds of individuals will help to bring about a more robust debate about how this technology may be used in a beneficial way without experimentation using human embryos.
October 20, 2022
6:30 p.m. Dinner
7:30-8:30 p.m. Lecture
Register for the event at administrator@sacredheartmercy.org
Livestream link will be sent to those who register at the email above.
For more information, please call 989-463-3451.
