Waverley Station is a five minute walk from the Royal Society. The airport is 12km outside Edinburgh. If travelling by car, head for the Queensferry Road.

This debate is by invitation only. If you wish to recieve an invitation, please contact Ashleigh Jackman on 020 8542 7622.

Rapid developments in science are raising new ethical and social issues. How far should scientists pursue research into areas such as healthcare, food production and the environment?

These issues will be explored by our panellists, who represent a wide spectrum of views.

• Chair: Louise Batchelor, Environment and Transport Correspondent, BBC Scotland
  
• Dr Donald Bruce, Society, Religion and Technology Project, Church of Scotland
  
• Tony Combes, Director of Corporate Affairs, Monsanto UK Ltd.
  
• Professor John Dupre, Director, ESRC Centre for Genomics in Society
  
• Duncan McLaren, Chief Executive, Friends Of The Earth Scotland
  
• James Reynolds, Science Correspondent, The Scotsman
  
• Professor Joyce Tait, Director, ESRC Centre for Social and Economic Research on Innovation in Genomics