Edinburgh Science Festival: Designer Life

Designer Life: Scotland's Next Industrial Revolution?
Event Date 13 April 2010
This debate will focus on the controversial Life Sciences topic "synthetic Life" and the anticipated development over the next decade with Scotland at the forefront of this scientific breakthrough. The debate will explore the potential of synthetic life and the ethical questions it raises.
This debate will focus on the controversial Life Sciences topic ‘Synthetic Life’ and the anticipated development over the next decade with Scotland at the forefront of this scientific breakthrough.

The debate will explore the potential of synthetic life and the ethical questions it raises.
The debate will feature renowned Oxford chemist and synthetic biology expert Professor Ben Davis, Rhona Allison, Director of Life Sciences at Scottish Enterprise, Dr Jim Haseloff from Cambridge University and Richard Holloway, former Bishop of Edinburgh.