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Oxford Kafka24

CRISPR, Gene Editing, and Metamorphosis

Biotechnology is transforming the human condition. A molecular tool called CRISPR-Cas9 is being used to edit human DNA. Scientists will join influential disabled thinkers to discuss ethical issues hovering around gene editing.
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Hunger Artistry: Kafka and the Art of Starvation

Kafka’s provocative story “The Hunger Artist” explores starvation, art, and the nature of human existence. Experts discuss the story and its reception.
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‘Franz Kafka’s ‘Metamorphosis’: Insects and Disgust and Repulsion’

Franz Kafka exploited people’s disgust at insects as his protagonist, Greger Samsa, was transformed into a giant insect. Is this disgust innate, widely shared or justified and what are the consequences for our treatment of insects?
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Tuberculosis: vaccines, diagnostics and experience 

Kafka died in 1924 of tuberculosis, which remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases. This talk looks at the various aspects of tuberculosis from candidate vaccines, the role of genetics in TB treatments and the perspective of a patient.
TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities

Kafka's Cognitive Realism

An interdisciplinary discussion of Dr Emily Troscianko's book

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