Recent advances in molecular biology and biotechnology have enormous implications for the future of genetic technologies. The ability to modify or synthesize genes in all kinds of organisms, including in human beings, has tremendous potential benefits for the future of humanity. However, this technology also has a dark side. The rector of Querétaro’s Universidad Autónoma, Margarita Teresa de Jesús García Gasca, presents the Nobel Chemistry Laureate and current President of the Royal Society, Venki Ramakrishnan, who will talk about how the development of genetics has contributed to combatting diseases, to reproductive health and even to the food chain but, at the same time, he will set out the challenges we face as the result of these advances.

Simultaneous translation from English to Spanish.

Event sponsored by SURA.