With the joint announcements by Celera Genomics and the Human Genome Project on the status of both efforts in sequencing the human genome, the debates intensify around such issues as: free access vs. access for pay, patenting genes, discrimination by employers and health insurance providers based on genetic information, and the future of gene therapy. Here is an opportunity to participate in the discussion.

Q & A With Dr. J. Craig Venter
President and Chief Scientific Officer of Celera Genomics
A Media Lunch Briefing Cosponsored by The Gene Media Forum & Science Writers in New York:

12 noon to 2:00 p.m.
Thursday, July 20, 2000
Syracuse University's Lubin House
Pergament Room
11 East 61st Street in Manhattan (Between 5th & Madison Avenues)

RSVP to Erica Cerilli 212-826-0256 or [email protected]

Broadcast media are encouraged to bring recording equipment and/or crews.
Teleconferencing can be arranged for those who can not attend.

Webcast at http://www.genemedia.org .

THE GENE MEDIA FORUM Promoting public dialogue of genome research and its impact on science and society

The Gene Media Forum, a project of Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, is a non-profit organization seeking to enhance and broaden the debate on all aspects of the genetic revolution. As a resource for journalists, GMF is dedicated to providing the media access to balanced information and a spectrum of viewpoints.

Major funding from JGS, The Joy of Giving Something, Inc.

Advisory Committee: David Baltimore, Walter Eckhart, Beatrix Hamburg, Fred Jerome,Ruth Macklin, Paul Marks, Kenneth Olden, Arthur Pappas, Herbert Pardes, Jack Rosenthal

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