KACST- Ethics of Cloning and Genetic Modification

KACST Symposium for Ethics of Cloning and Genetic Modification
A scientific gathering comprising specialists, concerned and interested personalities would discuss a number of issues related to ethics of Cloning and Genetic Modification in a symposium to-morrow Wednesday in KACST headquarters in Riyadh. The symposium consists of three main sessions chaired and presented by elite of specialists in this scope.
The symposium, held by the National Committee of Bio and Medical Ethics in KACST under the title of “Animals Cloning and Genetic Modification: Ethics”, discusses a number of related issues including identification of cellular cloning, applications on pharmacology, pathology and reproduction sciences in addition to related international regulations and ethics. 
The committee invited all specialists, concerned and interested personalities to attend this symposium and participate in enriching discussions about this topic that has a vast global interest. The committee has earmarked a separate hall for female audience wishing to attend and participate in this symposium through being  connected to the main discussion hall.
The National Committee of Bio and Medical Ethics supervised and run by KACST has been established by kind consent of king Abdullah with the aim of setting, applying and following up criteria and ethics of bio and  medical research. These criteria and ethics include research and applications performed by medical institutions such as hospitals and affiliated research centers besides all biological research performed in universities and related research centers in general.