Can Humans Survive Evolutionary Engineering?

Hear a noted authority on technology ethics discuss

Maxwell J. Mehlman, JD, is Arthur E. Petersilge Professor of Law and Director of the Law-Medicine Center at Case Western Reserve University School

of Law. He has written or edited many books, including Access to the Genome: The Challenge to Equality; Encyclopedia of Ethical, Legal and Policy Issues in Biotechnology; Genetics: Ethics, Law and

Policy; Wondergenes: Genetic Enhancement and the Future of Society; and, most recently, The Price of Perfection: Individualism and Society in the Era of

Biomedical Enhancement.

Mercyhurst College invites students, faculty and the Erie community to

discuss ethical and legal issues posed by genetics, robotics, nanotechnology and

information technology.

Sponsored by The Evelyn Lincoln Institute for Ethics and Society

Thursday, Oct 21, 4:15 p.m.Mercy Heritage Room • Free and open to the public