"Human Gene Editing - To Infinity and Beyond!" [Pint of Science, EN]

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If you could change anything about yourself, what would it be? In a world where human gene editing is no longer science fiction, but is happening in labs all over the world, Pint of Science brings you a night with researchers from CRG Barcelona. We will learn all about CRISPR (a very recent gene editing technique) – How does it work? Why is it one of the most important discoveries of our generation? And why is science fiction an important tool to explore the ethical implications of gene editing?
Talks: 1) "CRISPR the coolest tool to modify genomes and much more" - Victoria Neguembor (CRG), 2) "Beyond Jurassic Park: Frontiers of Genomics and SF" - Jose Luis Villanueva-Canas & Will Blevins (CRG + IMIM)
Full details: http://pintofscience.es/event/human-gene-editing-to-infinity-and-beyond
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Pint of Science is back! Featuring 84 different talks in 14 bars, this massive 3-night international festival is so much fun, and a great opportunity to learn something new, meet local researchers, and ask questions in the informal setting of a bar.
There are LOADS of different talks on each night, so check out the full list on the website: https://pintofscience.es/events/barcelona
Barcelona Fun Science is working with the festival organisers this year to arrange some of the talks in English:
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Monday 20 May - "Macro-microscopy: dancing with molecules, Lego & fruit flies" [See separate Meetup event for more info].
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Tuesday 21 May - "Supercomputing: blockchain and freedom in a sustainable world" [See separate Meetup event for more info].
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Wednesday 22 May - "Human Gene Editing - To Infinity and Beyond!"
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There is also a whole program of amazing-sounding talks across all of the bars in Catalan and Spanish as well, which you can see on the website: https://pintofscience.es/events/barcelona
We look forward to seeing you there,
Rachel
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About 'Pint of Science': The Pint of Science festival aims to offer interesting, funny, important talks on the latest scientific research in a format accessible to the public . And all in a bar! We want to offer a platform that allows people to discuss the investigation with people who carry out. It is a non-profit organization, run by volunteers, and that was created by a community of graduate and postdoctoral researchers in 2012. The festival is held annually for three days simultaneously in bars around the world. http://pintofscience.es/

"Human Gene Editing - To Infinity and Beyond!" [Pint of Science, EN]