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HUMAN CLONING: ETHICAL, CLINICAL AND MEDIA ISSUES
March 08, 2000
The British Endocrine Societies (BES) meeting is Europeˇs major annual gathering of hormone specialists. To mark their joint meeting with the European Federation of Endocrine Societies, the BES is presenting a discussion on human cloning on Thursday 16 March, at the ICC in Birmingham. This session will feature an international panel of prominent churchmen, scientists and journalists discussing the ethical, clinical and media issues surrounding this controversial topic.
The main speakers are:
芒鈧精 Bishop Richard Holloway, Bishop of Edinburgh
芒鈧精 Mr Brian Appleyard, Freelance journalist, Sunday Times, London
芒鈧精 Professor Roger Short, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia
芒鈧精 Dr Richard Horton, Editor, The Lancet
芒鈧精 Professor Stephen Hillier, Editor, Journal of Endocrinology, and Professor of Reproductive Endocrinology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Society for Endocrinology
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