Under the title"The Museum Explains", the Science Museum of the University of Navarra has organized a series of talks with experts to clarify and discuss current issues and science in an informative tone, aimed at both university students and the general public.

The first of these, which will take place next Tuesday, the 22nd, will be given by Javier Novo, Professor of Genetics and lecturer in the Department of Biochemistry and Genetics of the Faculty of Science. Novo -who regularly collaborates with different media and outreach programs, such as La Mecánica del Caracol, on Radio Euskadi- will explain the scientific basis and ethical implications of one of the most relevant scientific news of 2018: the possible birth, in China, of twin girls whose genome was modified, for the first time, using the CRISPR Cas gene editing technique.

"The aim of the Museum with this new series of conferences is to provide information to society, in first person and from the scientists themselves, on research topics that are present in the media. These are issues that are of concern because of their possible repercussions on people's daily lives, but which are not always reported with sufficient rigor and depth", explains the director of the Science Museum, Ignacio López-Goñi, who is also a popularizer.

This first "conversation" about science with Professor Javier Novo will take place on January 22 at 7 pm in the Assembly Hall of the Science Building (Hexagon). Access is free and free of charge.