BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Grails iCalendar plugin//NONSGML Grails iCalendar plugin//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260607T204844Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200229T043000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200229T120000 SUMMARY:Designing Species UID:20260616T173907Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:415 South St.\,\, Waltham\, United States\, 02453 DESCRIPTION:

Humans have been modifying the characteristics of other species for thousands of years using techniques such as selective breeding. But recent technological advances have dramatically enhanced our power to design species. This conference will explore some of the ethical issues raised by the new possibilities that have been opened up to us. For example\, is it acceptable for us to create transgenic organisms that blend genes from multiple distinct species? What sorts of considerations are even relevant to answering this question? Do species have a special kind of value that might be put in jeopardy by such interventions? If it is acceptable for us to design species\, what constraints should be observed by practitioners? Should we attempt to modify threatened species in ways that might make them more resilient to pathogens or climate change? Would it be good for us to create new species\, or resurrect species that have gone extinct? &ldquo\;Designing Species&rdquo\; will explore these and related questions that we must confront as we enter a new age of bioengineering.

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