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Under the degree scroll "The Museum explains", the Science Museum of the University of Navarra has organized a series of talks with experts to clarify and discuss current issues and science in an informative tone, aimed at both university students and the general public.

The first of these, which will take place next Tuesday, the 22nd, will be given by Javier Novo, position , Full Professor of Genetics and professor of department of Biochemistry and Genetics of the School of Sciences. Novo -who regularly collaborates with different media and programs of knowledge dissemination, such as La Mecánica del Caracol, in Radio Euskadi- will explain the scientific basis and ethical implications of one of the most relevant scientific news of 2018: the possible birth, in China, of twin girls whose genome was modified, for the first time, by means of the editing technique Genetics CRISPR Cas.

"The Museum's goal with this new lecture series is to provide information to society, in first person and from the scientists themselves, on issues of research that are present in the media. These are issues that are of concern because of their possible repercussions on people's daily lives, but which are not always reported with sufficient rigor and depth," explains the Science Museum's director , Ignacio López-Goñi, who is also a popularizer.

This first "conversation" on science with Professor Javier Novo will take place on January 22 at 19 h. at auditorium of Sciences Building (Hexagon Building). Access is free of charge.