Transgenic Art: A Breed Apart? Advances in genetic technology are allowing artists to create transgenic art by manipulating living things for artistic ends, for example a cactus growing human hair. Is this acceptable? Where should we draw the line, and who should draw it? Listen to transgenic artists, consider the context within which they work, then explore this new and contentious art form through dialogue with a diverse panel.  

• Chair: Robert Dawson-Scott, arts journalist
• Professor Martin Kemp, historian of art and science
• Laura Cinti, transgenic artist
• Howard Boland, media artist
• Marta de Menezes, transgenic artist
• Georg Tremmel, bio-artist and entrepreneur
• Professor Ian Jackson, Senior Scientist, MRC Human Genetics Unit
• Richard Holloway, writer, broadcaster and former Bishop of Edinburgh