Reading & Signing by David Ewing Duncan

For three years, award-winning writer David Ewing Duncan has interviewed over 600 people, and spent time with masterminds that include James Watson, Sydney Brenner, Paul Berg, Francis Collins, Craig Venter, Cynthia Kenyon, and others. He has written an inventive narrative, "The Geneticist Who Played Hoops with My DNA", about science and personality, delving into stem cells, cloning, bioengineering, and genetics by telling the stories of the characters at the fulcrum of the science. He uses a unique method of tying in age-old stories and myths — Prometheus, Faustus, Eve, and Frankenstein — to ask the question: can we trust these scientists? Join us to hear his answer.