Documents

Lewis Wolpert, Emeritus Professor of Biology as Applied to Medicine, Anatomy, University College, London Session/Theme: Science, society and politics – public understanding of science Title of the presentation: Is science dangerous? The idea that scientific knowledge is dangerous is deeply embedded in our culture. Adam and Eve were forbidden to eat from the Tree of

John Harris FMedSci., B.A., D.Phil. Sir David Alliance Professor of Bioethics Institute of Medicine Law and Bioethics, School of Law University of Manchester Session: Science, Society and Politics (part 1) Title: “The Obligations of Society to Science�? My question is: is there a moral obligation to undertake, support and even to participate in serious scientific

Lecturer/Position/Organization: Krishna B. Garg/Professor/University of Rajasthan, Jaipur – 302004, India Session/Theme: Science, Ethics and the Ethics of Scientific Research Title of the presentation: Do Globalisation and Modern Scientific Developments Pose New Challenges for the Society! It is perhaps proper to club science and technology together for the sake of discussion even if their internal scope

Demetrio Neri Stem cell science and policies: the Italian debate and legislation in a European perspective. Introductory remarks. My presentation consists of two sections. In the first section I’ll try to answer to the question which is the issue of this session. Perhaps my answer will sound a bit pessimistic, but what happened at the