OxTalks is Changing
OxTalks will soon move to the new Halo platform and will become 'Oxford Events.' There will be a need for an OxTalks freeze. This was previously planned for Friday 14th November – a new date will be shared as soon as it is available (full details will be available on the Staff Gateway).
In the meantime, the OxTalks site will remain active and events will continue to be published.
If staff have any questions about the Oxford Events launch, please contact halo@digital.ox.ac.uk
Should we synthesise human genomes?
The first synthetic virus self-replicated in 2002. Its DNA molecules were created in a lab using genetic information copied from nature. In 2016 an international project was launched to synthesise and recode entire human genomes, the ‘Genome Project – Write’. Join a panel to discuss biosecurity and bioethics, science fiction, practical limits and possible futures for humanity and life as we know it.
REGISTER ONLINE: www.oxscifest.com
Date:
20 June 2017, 18:00
Venue:
Venue to be announced
Speakers:
Piers Millett (Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford),
Marianne Talbot (University of Oxford),
Justina Robson,
Robert Smith (King’s College London),
Max Jamilly (University of Oxford)
Part of:
SynBio.Oxford
Booking required?:
Recommended
Cost:
£5
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editors:
Anne Bowtell,
James Scott-Brown
