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12 March 2010

Spirit of the Wild takes over St Andrew Square

A stunning photographic exhibition opens today in St Andrew Square as the centrepiece to the Edinburgh International Science Festival. Spirit of the Wild, a collection of 60 spectacular wildlife images from the world renowned photographer Steve Bloom, has toured around Europe, but this is the first time it has been presented in Scotland.

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8 March 2010

Science Festival Seeks Saints and Sinners

www.sinnerorsaint.org

Do men sin more than women? Are the Scots bigger sinners than the English? Which sins are we most predisposed to commit? The answers to these questions, and more, are being sought on a new on-line survey launched by The Edinburgh International Science Festival today.

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4 March 2010

Inventor of DNA fingerprinting announced as recipient of
2010 Edinburgh Medal

The recipient of the 22nd Edinburgh Medal was announced today as Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, one of the first scientists to discover inherited variation in human DNA. Sir Alec went on to invent DNA fingerprinting, showing how it could be used to resolve issues of identity and kinship. Originally an academic curiosity, this has rapidly developed into a technology that has impacted directly on the lives of many millions of people worldwide, being used as the basis for a number of DNA databases, both in the UK and abroad. Sir Alec supports his work with an outspoken commitment to ensuring that these techniques are engaged for the greater social good whilst upholding the civil liberties of the individual.

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16 February 2010

We've launched! Download the launch press release here:

Edinburgh-International-Science-Festival-launches-2010-Programme.doc (MS Word Document - 174Kb)

The Edinburgh International Science Festival will run from Saturday 3rd April to Saturday 17th April 2009 at a range of venues across the city. Full details of all the events, activities, workshops and talks in all the venues can be found at www.sciencefestival.co.uk. Tickets can be booked on-line, or by calling 0131 533 0322.

For Further Information please contact
Frances Sutton, PR Manager, 07841 579481 or media@scifest.co.uk