World Science Fest 2010: Stargazing and the City
Friday was a cloudy night but that didn’t stop astronomy fans, young and old, from checking out the model of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) in Battery Park at the southern tip of Manhattan, another attraction at World Science Festival. The night before, at Our Genome Ourselves, I received a tip that the JWST looked “really cool” at night. And it did. But that wasn’t the best part of this free and family friendly event.
World Science Fest 2010: Our Genomes, Ourselves
The World Science Festival brought three leaders in the field of genetic medicine together on June 10th for an event that provided the packed auditorium with the feeling of just having sat in on an intimate discussion between friends like George Church, Francis Collins and Robert C. Green. Richard Besser moderated the conversation, "Our Genomes, Ourselves," which, dug into the key themes, questions, opportunities and barriers surrounding the promise of Genetic Medicine.
