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Welcome. To the. Edinburgh University Young Scientific Researchers Association. Line Up: Intellectual Property Rights – Nicholas Groth Merrild Departments Meetings/Developments Principia Scientifica – Jan Lyczakowski vs Jonathan Jung. Intellectual Property Rights.
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Welcome To the Edinburgh University Young Scientific Researchers Association
Line Up: Intellectual Property Rights – Nicholas GrothMerrild Departments Meetings/Developments Principia Scientifica– Jan Lyczakowskivs Jonathan Jung
Intellectual Property Rights So long as the University does not directly finance or coordinate any research by EUYSRA, they have no rights to any IP. Patents – Are very expensive and take roughly 18 months to be published
First Department Meetings Biology – Thursday, JCMB, Floor 6, Room 6.6203, 13:00-14:00 Chemistry – Thursday, JCMB, Floor 6, Room 6310, 13:00-14:00 Engineering – Wednesday, JCMB, Floor 6, Room 6203, 13:00-14:00 Informatics – Pending Medicine – Pending Physics/Mathematics – Wednesday, JCMB, Floor 05, Room 5.5325, 13:00-14:00
Open Positions for Department Heads Biology Chemistry Medicine Physics/Mathematics
Possibilities for New Departments Geoscience Veterinarian Medicine Psychology
Prof. Stephen Salter Following Weeks Guest Speakers Dr. Thomas Wolbers Prof. Annette Ferguson Prof. Paul Sharp Dr.AlisterElfick
Principia Scientifica Human Cloning Jan Lyczakowskvs Jonathan Jung
HUMAN CLONING the advantages of a controversial technique
CLONING Therapeutic cloning Reproductive cloning
Therapeutic cloning and Somatic- cell nuclear transfer (SCNT)
Embryonic ”like” stem cells – Induced pluripotent stem cells
NO TO HUMAN CLONING • 227 ATTEMPTS TO CLONE DOLLY • US$ 750,000 JUST TO CLONE DOLLY (MILLIONS MORE ON RESEARCH BEFORE HER ARRIVAL) • COMPANY PUT ITSELF ON SALE AFTER RECORDING LOSSES OF £14.2mil • TECHNOLOGY IN HUMAN CLONING HAVE YET TO BE EFFECTIVE IN COST AND ITS PROCEDURES AS COMPARED TO THERAPEUTIC CLONING
Reminder! Competition open until February 7, 2012 £50 cash Prize
Time to Sign Up And Join a Department! Contact: EUYSRA@gmail.com Facebook Group: EUYSRA