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February 08, 2006
Biotechnology and the promise of tailor-made medicines
The Amigo Society organizes a speech by the Eudoxa think tank's science director Anders Sandberg at Hotel Amigo, Rue de l' Amigo 1-3, in Brussels on Wednesday February 22nd between 19.00-20.30 o'clock.
The life sciences have ushered in a veritable revolution. More than ever before, genetics, computers and pharmacology intertwine to speed up the pace of scientific discovery. The mapping of the human genome offers new insights into how our organism functions, and how to cure previously fatal diseases. It opens the perspective of adapting tomorrow’s medicine increasingly to each individual’s needs, taking into account our genetic patterns, and even using food as vaccines.
This also raises important social and political issues: drug testing, the sale of genetic information, medical insurance, enhancement of physical abilities as opposed to prevention and cure. Should these developments be controlled, and by whom?
Comments will also be given by Mr. Robby Berloznik, Director of the Health Technology Assessment Center of the Flemish Parliament (viWTA).
In order to attend, please RSVP Mr. Terry O'Dwyer at e-mail terry@stockholm-network.org
Posted by Waldemar at February 8, 2006 04:55 PM