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Conference:
Chimaera research – ethics and legal aspects
The conference was organized by the Danish Council of Ethics, the Danish Ethical Council for Animals and the Nordic Committee on Bioethics, for the Parliamentary Committee on the Council of Ethics and the Health Committee.
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Day Programme 9.00am. - 4.00pm.
The recordings from the day programme are simultaneous interpretations of the presentations given by the speakers. Please read disclaimer below
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Chairman: Peter Sandøe, Professor of Bioethics, University of Copenhagen, Chairman of the Danish Ethical Council for Animals and of the working group on chimera research
Welcome and opening remarks
Peter Sandøe's opening remarks:
Duration: 3:38
Lene Hansen, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on the Council of Ethics:
Duration: 5:17
1st session: Research
What chimaera research is being conducted?
Thomas G. Jensen, Professor of Medical Genetics, Chairman of the working group on chimera research:
Duration: 26:47
Creation of Hybrids by Reprogramming Human Cells in Enucleated Animal Egg Cells
Peter Kragh, postdoc, Institute of Human Genetics, University of Aarhus:
Duration: 30:31
Research Creating Animals with Humanized Brains
Jens Zimmer Rasmussen, Professor, Institute of Medical Biology, University of Southern Denmark:
Duration: 33:37
2nd session: Ethics
Ethical Problems of Human-Animal Crossbreeds – Could Biological Research Constitute a Threat to the Specifically Human?
Klemens Kappel, Associate Professor, Institute of Media, Communication and Cognition, University of Copenhagen. Member of the working group on chimera research:
Duration: 30:15
Ethical Problems in Chimaera Research
Klavs Birkholm, member of the working group on chimera research:
Duration: 20:39
Q&A session
Klemens Kappel and Klavs Birkholm:
Duration: 4:53
The Council's Recommendations: Which Types of Chimaera Research Might be Ethically Problematic and Should be Avoided?
Ole Hartling, Consultant, former Chairman of the Danish Council of Ethics and member of the working group on chimera research:
Duration: 10:56
Conclusion on Ethics
Q&A session:
Duration: 10:20
3rd session: Regulation
Peter Sandøe gives a brief introduction:
Duration: 0:43
Regulatory Strategies for Chimaera Research - Examples
Chimaera research – challenges to Danish legislation
Mette Hartlev, Professor of Law, Department of Law, University of Copenhagen:
Duration: 28:38
Conclusion on Regulation:
Duration: 1:06
4th session: Debate
Panel Debate on Challenges Raised by Chimaera Research
Panel of politicians
Panel of speakers
Introduction:
Duration: 0:43
Lene Hansen:
Duration: 16:39
Charlotte Dyremose:
Duration: 25:17
Karen Klint:
Duration: 13:56
Lone Dybkjær:
Duration: 9:36
Concluding Remarks and Closing of Day Programme
By Peter Sandøe and Peder Agger, Chairman of the Danish Council of Ethics:
Duration: 4:37
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Evening Programme, 6.30pm. - 9.30pm.
Ethical and Legal Challenges Raised by Chimaera Research
Introduction to the evening programme
Thomas G. Jensen, professor, Institute of Human Genetics, University of Aarhus. Member of the Danish Council of Ethics and The Nordic Committee on Bioethics:
Duration: 3:15
European ethical aspects of chimeras and hybrids
Göran Hermerén, professor of medical ethics, University of Lund, president of the European Group on Ethics.
Read the abstract and listen to Göran Hermerén's presentation
Duration: 41:41
The perception of beasts and embryos - calculating humanness in the UK Transspecies Embryo Debate
Nik Brown, Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology, University of York, UK.
Read the abstract and listen to Nik Brown's presentation
Duration: 52:10
Open Debate: Ethical and legal challenges raised by chimera research
Expert panel consisting of speakers from day as well as evening sessions
Chairman: Vilhjálmur Árnason, professor at the Dep of Philosophy and Centre for Bioethics , University of Iceland and member of the Nordic Committee on Bioethics:
Duration: 50:31
Concluding remarks
Niels Lynøe, professor at Centrum för bioetik, Karolinska institutet and chairman of the Nordic Committee on Bioethics:
Duration: 11:38
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Disclaimer, simultaneous interpretation
The simultaneous interpretation into English is a transmission of oral presentations in Danish. No liability shall be accepted for the accuracy or completeness of this interpretation, for any subsequent adaptation or use of the interpretation, or for any damage which may arise as a result of problems in the use of the interpretation, including, but not limited to direct, indirect or consequential damage.
Nov. 5th 2008, Ad Hoc Tolkeservice A/S
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