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Genesis 2.0: Film screening with panel discussion

Time

20:00

Venue

CineMovie
Bern

Arthouse Alba
Zähringerstrasse 44
Zürich

Film screening with panel discussion

Genesis 2.0
Image: Frenetic, Christian Frei und Maxim Arbugaev

Genesis 2.0, by award-winning Swiss director Christian Frei, follows the story of mammoth tusk hunters in
the remote islands of Siberia. It further goes on to explore how some of this material could be used to bring
the mammoth back from extinction. The film raises questions about human nature and where humanity is
heading with new biotechnological methods.

What role does research play in our society? What are the goals of life science research? What are the
technical and ethical limits? After the film screening, young researchers will address these questions,
together with the director and the audience.

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Tuesday, November 27, 2018 | 20:00 - 23:00
CineMovie, Seilerstrasse 11, Bern

19:00 Film screening of Genesis 2.0
22:00 Panel discussion with

  • Christian Frei, film director
  • Michaela Egli, philosopher
  • Daniel Gerngross, PhD student in synthetic biology
  • Adriano Martinelli, member of iGEM Team ETH Zurich
  • Sebastian Wäscher, PhD student in ethics

Moderation: Servan Grüninger, reatch

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Tuesday, November 27, 2018 | 19:00 - 22:00
Cinema Arthouse Alba, Zähringerstrasse 44, Zürich

20:00 Door opening
20:15 Film screening of Genesis 2.0
22:00 Panel discussion with

  • Christian Frei, film director
  • Olivier Belli, PhD student in synthetic biology
  • Sebastian Wäscher, PhD student in ethics

Moderation: Tania Jenkins, SCNAT

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Languages: English