Events

Eugenics: Science Fiction or Future Reality?

Filmhouse
Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh EH3 9BZ
20 November 2009 - 22 November 2009

A biomedical ethics film festival, with each screening followed by a discussion between the audience and a panel of invited experts in bioethics, science, law, medicine and politics.

Should society create the perfect human race? Is this already happening? Why should parents not seek to have the perfect child?

Films that will be shown include:

• Homo Sapiens 1900;

• My Sister's Keeper;

• Gattaca.

Attendance fees range from £3.40 to £6.50 per film, with discounts available for those wishing to attend the entire festival. To register, use this online form or contact the Filmhouse at or on +44 (0)131 228 2688.

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Find out more about genetics in The Rough Guide to Genes and Cloning, coauthored by BioNews Contributing Editor Dr Jess Buxton (buy this book from Amazon UK or Amazon USA); and find out more about fertility/embryology regulation in Human Fertilisation and Embryology: Reproducing Regulation, coedited by BioNews Contributing Editor Dr Kirsty Horsey (buy this book from Amazon UK or Amazon USA).

Further details of this event are available on the Filmhouse website.