Cloning in Biomedical Research and Reproduction

Cloning in Biomedical Research and Reproduction

Scientific aspects - ethical, legal and social limits

Berlin, May 14th - 16th, 2003

Developments in the life sciences have turned cloning technology into a method broadly applicable to humans, animals and plants. Fields of application cover a full range from duplication of DNA molecules, cell multiplication and propagation of tissue cultures to cloning of complete organisms. Therefore, cloning can serve varied purposes in basic research, therapeutic research, or even in reproduction technology.

Ethical issues and regulation requirements become particularly relevant when the various methods and purposes of cloning are applied to the human embryo. For this reason the conference will focus on presenting pertinent scientific information and objectives of cloning technology, including human applications. In addition, the conference will provide the opportunity for intensive discussions on the ethical, legal, and socio-cultural consequences arising from this technology and its varied objectives.

Only by way of a global process of consultation and understanding the necessary preconditions for drawing up convincing limits can be created that will prevent a potential abuse of cloning technology.

Host:
Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Organisation:
German Reference Center for Ethics in the Life Sciences (DRZE), Bonn
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Ludger Honnefelder,
Dr. Dirk Lanzerath

Partners in cooperation:
Department of Ethics and History of Medicine, Göttingen
Institute of Science and Ethics, Bonn
Center for Ethics in the Sciences and Humanities, Tübingen

Contact:
klonkonferenz@drze.de

+49 (0)228 3364 1930

+49 (0)228 3364 1940

Venue:
Estrel Hotel & Convention Center Berlin
Sonnenallee 225
12057 Berlin
Germany

Registration:
The deadline for registration has been exceeded. In urgent cases contact the DRZE.