Celebrate National DNA Day with UConn Science Salon!
Brave New World: The New Frontier of DNA
Connecticut Science Center
Doors open at 5:30, panel discussion begins at 6
$18 admission includes entrance to Real Bodies: The Exhibition, parking, one drink, and appetizers (a $45 value).
December’s announcement of the birth of twin baby girls in China who may — or may not — have had their genes edited crashed the headlines and rocked the world of genetics. A researcher had crossed the line, doing something many other scientists found questionable at best, or deeply unethical at worst: changing a human gene to confer immunity to HIV. Meanwhile, home DNA-testing kits are flying off the shelves and individuals have access to more genetic information than ever. Join our panel of experts this National DNA Day, the 66th anniversary of the discovery of DNA’s double helix, for a discussion on what all this means for the future of genetics.
Register by April 20: https://www.events.foundation.uconn.edu/ereg/index.php?eventid=409292&
For more information, contact: Pam Chudzik at pchudzik@foundation.uconn.edu