DNA: The Secret of Life
Sunday, September 13
1:45 PM
Ceremonial Hall - 4th Fl.
DNA Fundraiser - DNA: The Secret of Life; talk with an expert on the subject. The video presentation tells the story of the discovery in 1953 of the genetic code in the DNA that programs every living cell – from bacteria to humans – and explains why this code gives us the secret of life.
Afterward, Dr. Charles Debrovner will discuss how this new information is used by some to justify intelligent design theories, and why it doesn’t. He will also explain how evidence from DNA testing is used in the work of the Innocence Project.
Dr. Debrovner is Associate Director of the Appignani Bioethics Center. He received a B.S. from Yale University and an M.D. from New York University School of Medicine. He completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Bellevue Hospital and has devoted his professional career to infertility and human reproduction. He served as chairperson of the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology at French Hospital and Polyclinic Hospital in New York City, and was a lecturer in OB/GYN at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and is a Clinical Professor at NYU School of Medicine.
Contribution of $10 or more (receipts are available) is requested for this special program presented by the Social Service Board. Proceeds will be given to the Innocence Project, the organization that arranges for DNA testing for those convicted of crimes that DNA testing is likely to prove they did not commit.
