Making Genes, Making Waves: A Social Activist in Science Harvard University Press Oct 2002 isbn: 0674009282 $27.95 buy

Jon Beckwith, November 5

Tuesday, 6:00pm
Harvard Information Center in the Holyoke Center
1350 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge
No tickets are required.

"Even though science indisputably affects society, many believe that science should not be used as a tool for social activism. Beckwith, a pioneering geneticist, argues that, quite the contrary, scientists have a special duty to society by virtue of the kind of work they do." --Library Journal