Ownership of scientific information will be discussed by Nobel Prize-winner Sir John Sulston FRS at the first inaugural Dr S T Lee University Lecture on Science and Public Policy on 4 November 2003.

Sir John Sulston’s work on genomes has spanned over 30 years, studying the millimetre-long nematode worm to shed light on the gene map of the organism and helping to crack the human genetic code. Sir John, the Medical Research Council and the Wellcome Trust made the information available and did not subject it to a patent. Sir John believes the work of scientists on the human genome should be freely available and in the public domain, to encourage further research and scientific breakthroughs. He will discuss how the patenting of genes could stifle research development and prevent poorer countries from accessing any genetic information.

Sir John will be speaking on the 4 November 2003 from 5.25 to 6.30 p.m. in the Queen's Building Lecture Theatre of Emmanuel College.


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