and benefits of biopharming
Two free symposia co-sponsored by the Interdisciplinary Bioethics Project and lifeedu.org will explore the scientific advances and bioethics of pharmaceutical production and gene confinement in genetically modified plants.
The first event, "Genetically Modified Plants for Producing Pharmaceutical Products: Scientific Advances, Bioethical and Policy Issues," will take place on Thursday, May 12, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. in Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse Ave. It will address such topics as the commercialization of plant-based biopharmaceutical products; gene-switching technologies that control the expression of genes important in biopharming; the risks and benefits of biopharming in relation to the food chain; the risks and advantages of food plants versus non-food plants; and the containment of gene flow from genetically modified plants to other plants in the agricultural landscape.
A related all-day symposium will take place the following day on "Gene Confinement for Genetically Modified Grasses: Gene Flow and Grasses." This event will take place 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Omni Hotel at Yale, 155 Temple St. Speakers will discuss the relationship between the biology of different grass species and gene flow, pollen-mediated and seed scatter gene flow, and various sterility mechanisms that can prevent gene flow.
The public is invited to both events. For further information, visit http://cgp.yale.edu/events/ or contact nancy.kerk@yale.edu, ian.sussex@yale.edu or carol.pollard@yale.edu.
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