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Eighteenth Annual Darwin College Lecture Series 2003
Changing Science and Society
Lecture 6 : 21 February 2003
DNA, Biotechnology and Society
Professor Malcolm Grant
Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge
Malcolm Grant, a barrister, is Pro-Vice Chancellor and Professor of Land
Economy at Cambridge University, and a fellow of Clare College. He is an
environmental lawyer and in 2000 was appointed to be Chair of the
Government's new 20-member Agriculture and Environment Biotechnology
Commission, whose job is to provide strategic advice to the Government on
the implications of biotechnology (including genetic modification) for
agriculture and the environment. He was recently also appointed by the
Government to lead the national public debate on GM, to assist in
policy-making around issues such as the commercial growing of GM crops in
the UK.
The lectures are given at 5.30 p.m. in The Lady Mitchell Hall,
Sidgwick Avenue, with an adjacent overflow theatre with live TV
coverage. Each lecture is typically attended by 600 people so you
must arrive early to ensure a place.
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