Town Hall: Why Should We Care About Genetics

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Presented with the Illinois Humanities Council

Advances in genetics have sparked polarized debates. Liz Lerman joins leading minds in genetics and bioethics—Northwestern University Medical School's Rex Chisholm (genetics), Jon D. Miller (biomedical communication), and others—in a riveting debate facilitated by state-of-the-art audience response technology. This event launches the IHC's year-long series, Future Perfect: Conversations on the Meaning of the Genetics Revolution.