*Apologies for cross-posting*
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<br>CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: "Genome editing: revolution or another incremental step in
<br>the life sciences?" (S25, Life Sciences - Biotechnology)
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<br> Deadline for abstracts: 21 January 2019, Submission via
<br>https://sts-conference.isds.tugraz.at/event/5/abstracts/
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<br> Presentation at the 18th Annual STS Conference Graz 2019, 6-7 May
<br>(https://sts-conference.isds.tugraz.at/event/5/)
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<br>We would like to draw your attention to our session and our call for
<br>abstracts. The session is co-organised by the Institute for Advanced Studies
<br>(A. Lang, E. Griessler), Vienna and the TU Graz (A. Spk) and part of the
<br>conference's track on Life Sciences - Biotechnology:
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<br>"In recent years, genome editing methods and especially CRISPR/Cas9 have been
<br>increasingly used for targeted modification of genes in laboratories around
<br>the world. Often described as a method more precise, faster, cheaper, and
<br>easier to handle compared to genetic tools available so far, CRISPR/Cas9 has
<br>been applied to alter genes of microorganisms, animals, plants, and human
<br>cells or embryos. Other than genetic engineering procedures before, it can
<br>make multiple genetic modifications at a time and without introducing foreign
<br>genes. Certain modifications by genome editing cannot be identified. On the
<br>one hand, CRISPR/Cas9 has been hailed as a game changer for basic genetic
<br>research and applied biotechnology alike. On the other hand, concerns against
<br>the use of genome editing for different purposes have been raised, similar to
<br>concerns about gene engineering methods used so far. Recently, the European
<br>Court of Justice classified organisms modified by genome editing in legal
<br>terms as genetically modified organisms even if the modification could also
<br>have emerged by traditional breeding or in nature.
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<br>This session deals with the question, if and in what particular way genome
<br>editing is a radically new technology changing the way of how humans can
<br>influence and control the genetic makeup of organisms (and of human itself).
<br>Thereby, it does not solely focus on how these technologies compare to
<br>previous approaches on a technical level. It is of interest, how genome
<br>editing differs with regards to the goals, applications, wider societal
<br>impacts and policy challenges of R&D in medicine, agriculture, and industrial
<br>biotechnology. Another issue is the societal co-construction of this
<br>technology and its application through different discourses: how is genome
<br>editing - both, the process and its result - framed by different societal
<br>actors.
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<br>The session is open for presentations or other inputs from different
<br>disciplinary backgrounds dealing with genome editing in various areas
<br>including but not limited to agriculture, medicine, or industry."
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<br>Best regards
<br>
<br>Alexander Lang
<br>
<br>
<br>Researcher
<br>Techno-Science & Societal Transformation
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<br>Institut fr Hhere Studien - Institute for Advanced Studies
<br>Josefstdter Strasse 39, 1080 Vienna, Austria
<br>Tel: +43 1 59991 170
<br>Fax: +43 1 59991 191
<br>E-Mail: lang@ihs.ac.at
<br>Web: https://www.ihs.ac.at/people/alexander-lang
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