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The Ethics of Human-Animal Chimera Research: Fact or Fiction

October 16, 2008
Hartford, CT USA

HARTFORD ETHICS GROUP

Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008 - 7pm

Venue: Walton Room, 2nd floor of the Trinity College Library

Directions: http://library.trincoll.edu/about/hours.cfm

Speaker:

Anne Hiskes
Professor, Dept of Philosophy, University of Connecticut Director of UConn Program on Science and Human Rights Director of UConn Research Ethics and Education for Stem Cell Research

A chimera is an animal with cells that have origins from two different embryos. In mythology chimeras represent the evil and chaos unleashed by transgressing the order and boundaries of nature – say between human and animals. But to test human embryonic stem cells as a way to cure Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s may ultimately require us to implant human stem cells into animal brains. Many people are very uncomfortable with this idea. Dr. Hiskes will address whether the objections to the creation of chimeras have merit.

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The Hartford Ethics Group is a monthly discussion group on bioethics themes coordinated by James Hughes and Miller Brown of Trinity College. For more information, or to submit a topic, please contact James Hughes at:
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