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Started by Proudhuff, 26 June, 2009, 03:06:20 PM

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Proudhuff

met these chaps at Prestonpandimoniummmm last year they do some interesting stuff event etc around Edinburgh, this from recent missive ....

QuoteWhat do the following words have in common: zipper, mad/max, hip/hop,
agnostic, werewolf, mindbomb, tigger, brokenheart and zinc finger?
They're all names of genes.

DNA databases, designer babies, GM foods, genes "for" this trait or
that, the human genome, evolution -- they're all in the headlines.
Genetic screening and paternity tests already affect many people's
family lives. Genomics is everywhere. You could almost say it's in
our DNA...

Writers' Bloc is proud to present another night of literary mayhem
featuring original stories that give the double helix an extra
twist. Expect genetically modified footballers, an investigation of
whether death is an acquired trait and something that can only be
described as Gattaca for neds...

ESRC Genomics Policy and Research Forum Writers in Residence Ken
MacLeod and Pippa Goldschmidt will be special guest performers for
the evening. The show will also feature all-new fiction by the usual
Writers' Bloc suspects, of course.

It's a welcome return to the Pleasance Cabaret Bar (60 the Pleasance)
on Thursday 2nd July, entry three pounds (two for concessions). The
show starts at 7:45 for 8:00 pm and there will be free drinks
sponsored by the Genomics Forum for those who turn up sharp!

Writers' Bloc.
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http://www.writers-bloc.org.uk/
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better read than dead
DDT did a job on me