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SUMMARY:Biotechnology meets society: promises\, risks\, and ethical fronti
 ers
DTSTART:20260505T180000
DTEND:20260505T200000
DTSTAMP:20260528T130627Z
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CATEGORIES:Public Science Events
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Yolanda Schaerli\, Prof. Raffaele Rodogno\, Prof. Nolwen
 n Bühler\nBiotechnology has the power to reshape life itself - from medic
 ine to agriculture\, from the lab to natural ecosystems. But as we gain th
 e ability to engineer living organisms\, we also face important societal a
 nd ethical questions: What are the risks? Are there limits to how far rese
 arch should go? And who gets to decide?\n\nThis evening brings together Pr
 of. Yolanda Schaerli (synthetic biology)\, Prof. Raffaele Rodogno (ethics)
 \, and Prof. Nolwenn Bühler (social sciences) from the Université de Lau
 sanne (UNIL) to explore both the promises and the risks of biotechnology. 
 Drawing on concrete examples from synthetic biology and the release of gen
 etically modified organisms\, we will discuss how we make decisions under 
 uncertainty\, how values shape scientific research\, and whether some soci
 etal boundaries should not be crossed. We will finally broaden the discuss
 ion to consider how scientific discoveries interact with social\, environm
 ental\, and political contexts\, and how they challenge existing ethical f
 rameworks.\n\nThis event is open to everyone interested in the societal im
 plications of scientific research.\n 
LOCATION:CE 1 105 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==CE%201%20105
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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