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5:00pm EDT

Unveiling Genetics: Healing, Innovating, and Exploring Ancestral DNA

Friday July 11, 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT

Bethabara (Marriott) - Room can get COLD!!!

Enter the fascinating world of genetics, where gene therapy holds transformative healing powers and scientists are on a quest to revolutionize healthcare and uncover the mysteries of our ancestral DNA. Let's discuss the boundless opportunities genetics presents, embarking on a journey of discovery and innovation to unlock the full potential of this enchanting field.

requests:

Angela Giddings?
Jason Graves?
Randall Hayes?

Speakers

Meri Elena

Literary Guest

I am a North Carolina speculative fiction writer, mostly of dark fantasy and paranormal, but I don't really color inside the lines. I published my first short story when I was fourteen, and my mom insisted I use a pen name. I took some creative license with my actual first and middle... Read More →

Friday July 11, 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Bethabara (Marriott) - Room can get COLD!!!

Science

9:30pm EDT

Ya Canna Change the Laws of Physics

Friday July 11, 2025 9:30pm - 10:30pm EDT

Salem (Marriott)

Can you really rip a bodice ? (No) Every genre incorporates a set of assumptions, usually about how the world works. But how long can Our Hero swash the 2 lb. buckler shield arm fatigue sets on? Could Dave Bowman make it back into Discovery One without his helmet? Our panels of experts looks at the classic figures, setting, and situations to determine such puzzlers as the tensile strength of Rapunzel/s hair.

Speakers

Jim Beall

Science Guest

Jim Beall (BS-Math, MBA, PE) has been a nuclear engineer for 50 years, beginning as a nuclear engineering officer in the US Navy. Civilian experience includes design, construction, inspection, enforcement, and assessment with a nuclear utility, an architect engineering firm, and the... Read More →

Friday July 11, 2025 9:30pm - 10:30pm EDT
Salem (Marriott)

Science