Patent Pending: The Rise of GM Humans
Sunday, May 5th 2013  7:30pm
Berkeley, CA

http://www.fibershed.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/synbiowatch_poster-EBC.pdf

In 1997, New York Medical College cell biologist Stuart Newman applied for a patent on a “humanzee” -- part human, part chimp -- to call attention to the ethical hazards of biotech patenting. Last year, researchers in the UK and US sought approval for creating and implanting genetically modified (GM) human embryos. What is the state of human genetic modification? What is at stake for the species?

Location:
Brower Center
2150 Allston Way
Berkeley, CA

Sponsored By:
Alliance for Humane Biotechnology, Center for Food Safety, ETC group, Friends of the Earth, Global Justice Ecology Project, International Center for Technology Assessment, and Movement Generation: