Reproductive Futures

Reproductive Futures is a collaborative project linking my interest in reproductive ethics, and artist Zoe Papadopoulou's innovative ways of exploring scientific developments through art. Funded by the Wellcome Trust (an Arts Award), the project involves the creation of artefacts that illustrate the changing narratives of conception and parenthood as new reproductive technologies emerge. Currently a work in progress, the project will culminate in an exhibition of a series of linked objects, images and texts.

The project's progress can be tracked on Zoe's website: http://zoeworks.co.uk/projects/reproductive-futures

In Vitro Film

This project is a collaboration between me and film-makers Tom Lloyd and Tim Fleming. The film was made with the help of a Wellcome Trust grant, and with the close co-operation of Karim Nayernia, a scientist working in the field of artificial gametes. Set 30 years in the future, the film follows the story of a pioneering scientist frustrated by regulatory restrictions, who creates artificial sperm from her bone marrow and fertilises her own egg, giving birth to a child formed from the genetic material of one adult.

The film is available for anyone to watch online, free of charge: http://www.invitrofilm.com/watch/

This project included the development of teaching resources for use in conjunction with the film. The teaching pack incorporates a wide variety of activities, which can be used and adapted as necessary by anyone who wishes to use it. These resources are available from the film's website at http://www.invitrofilm.com/resources/