Dr. James C. Peterson is the Schumann Professor Emeritus of Ethics at Roanoke College and a faculty member at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. He has been a research fellow in molecular and clinical genetics on grant from NIH and written books such as Changing Human Nature: Ecology, Ethics, Genes, and God. We are now starting to edit genes in patients and their children. Peterson will give a first-hand report of how geneticists across the world have been meeting to discern and encourage the best use of this transformative technology for healing human disease, and maybe even enhancement.

Tickets: $8 in advance; $10 at door; Call the VMRC Wellness Center, 540.574.3850