Hi Timandra,
Sorry for the late notice - I'll be coming.
Cheers,
Branwen Morgan
--- Timandra Harkness <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >
The Immaculate Conception
>
> This Christmas, come witness a virgin birth.
> Scientists at December's ABSW briefing will explain
> how to reproduce without sperm. We'll be offering
> festive insights into the science of reproductive
> medicine and parthenogenesis.
>
> The briefing on Monday December 1st will be held as
> usual at the Science Media Centre at the Royal
> Institution, 21 Albemarle St London W1. Doors open
> 6.30pm Start 7.00 pm, Refreshments around 8.30 pm.
>
> The end of men?
>
> John Parrington from Oxford University uses
> chemicals to jumpstart unfertilized eggs into life.
> So, I hear you cry, how long until human eggs can be
> activated sans sperm? Will men become redundant? Dr
> Parrington will review recent developments in the
> field and discuss tiptop research from his
> laboratory.
>
> Boy or girl?
>
> Robin Lovell-Badge from the National Institute for
> Medical Research, Mill Hill, London, knows that
> difference between girls and boys. There's more to
> it than the Y chromosome, as he will explain. Dr
> Lovell-Badge will talk us through our differences,
> and describe how recent research impacts on intersex
> and sex reversal cases.
>
> ABSW briefings are designed to give ABSW members a
> better understanding of important issues in
> contemporary science. If you're not a member, you're
> welcome to attend a briefing or two to see how great
> the ABSW is - then we will start hassling you to
> join!
>
> Please let me know by November 27th if you intend to
> come, so that we can provide the right quantity of
> wine and sandwiches.
>
> Timandra Harkness
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