Nobel laureates discuss ageing in Seoul
Around 30 world-leading scientists, thinkers and opinion leaders, including five Nobel laureates, gathered in Seoul for an international forum on aging. Under the theme of “The Age to Come,” the Nobel Prize Dialogue kicked off its three-day run at Seoul’s Coex on Monday.
Packed with lectures and panel discussions on issues surrounding aging, the event is part of the annual Nobel Week Dialogue organized by Nobel Media and the Nobel Center Foundation. The main one-day program is slated for Dec. 9 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The Seoul forum is being held in partnership with the Korean Academy of Science and Technology.
At Monday’s morning session, Richard Roberts, awarded Nobel Prize in medicine for his discovery of split-genes in 1993, said genetically modified organisms are an essential tool to fight malnutrition in developing countries and, most importantly, to help boost life spans.
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