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Public Talk "Stem Cells - Scientific, Ethical and Policy Issues"

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  • 07-06-2006 5:25pm
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    robindch
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    Dr Siobhan O' Sullivan of the Irish Council for Bioethics wil be giving a talk this evening, Wednesday June 7th at 2000h, in the Gandon Suite South, Davenport Hotel, Merrion Sq., Dublin 2:
    Few scientific issues today are as potentially promising and simultaneously controversial as stem cell research. Human stem cell research is a rapidly evolving field of research that holds out the promise of treating a variety of debilitating diseases. Although stem cell research is on the cutting edge of biological science, the field is still in its infancy. Nonetheless, the pace at which developments are occurring is breathtaking and many predict that adult and embryonic stem cell therapies might only be a decade away. These developments require that the legal and ethical issues associated with this research are addressed and articulated both at national and international level. Creating sound public policy on such a scientifically complex and ethically fraught area requires people to be adequately informed.


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    Myksyk
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    Didn't make this talk but heard it was one of the best lectures in a very good series.


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