Gene editing on tap for Thursday online Portland discussion February 16 2021
The global debate over gene editing has a local twist. Two researchers discuss its implications for society on Feb. 18.
On Thursday, Feb. 18, two health leaders will discuss how society could change due to gene editing, a field in which Portland-area researchers have broken important ground.
The virtual discussion, hosted by the City Club of Portland, runs from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday. Two speakers will bring different histories and perspectives to the discussion.
Françoise Baylis, a Canadian bioethicist and research professor at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, has written a book about the ethical dilemmas posed by human genome editing and co-authored research papers highlighting recent developments in the debate.
Pamplin Media Group - Gene editing on tap for Thursday online Portland discussion pamplinmedia.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pamplinmedia.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Superintendents from Portland and Gresham, along with the state’s director of early childhood education, spoke about some of the ways the pandemic has changed the field.
February 10 2021
Our readers also believe Portland is ill but not dying, that the Oregon Cares Fund is a necessary lifeline, and more.
In George Washington s farewell address, he warned of the dangers of political parties and their dangers of partisanship even when current political parties were being formed by founding fathers John Adams and Benjamin Franklin. But even with Washington s warning, America pursued establishing the majority two party system we have today.
As an Oregon non-affiliated voter, it is basically impossible to run for political office with the requirement to collect a minimum of 1% of verified voters per district in the specified time allowed. Non-affiliated voters cannot vote during an Oregon primary election because they are closed, leaving them to only vote during the general elections, which only have approved party candidates. Was this what our founding fathers fought the revolution for?
City Club of Portland examines impact of pandemic on schools
The program will address disparities in education, which have grown worse during the COVID-19 crisis.
Eleven months ago, the closure of Oregon K-12 schools launched what for many parents and children has been a bizarre and incredibly disruptive, difficult experience, one that some call tragic.
Already significant, disparities in school achievement based on race, ethnicity and wealth have grown. Many parents, those with the financial means, have set up pods of self-funded learning for their children, paying tutors or even full-time teachers.
Other parents have had to cut back on work hours to help their child learn remotely, thus increasing inequities.