Genomic data is being produced in ever greater quantities, whether within our health services, in academic research projects, or by … More
Category: Ethics
Human Embryo Editing: edging ever closer
“As scientific knowledge advances and societal views evolve, the clinical use of germline editing should be revisited on a regular … More
Editing embryos – Could you? Would you? Should you? Views from Genetic Counsellors
Genetic counsellors sit on the front line of genomics – translating (literally) the science for people who are trying to … More
Legal duty to share genetic information goes to trial
By Vicky Chico and Anna Middleton Following on from our previous blog on the legal duty to share genetic information, … More
Legal duty to share genetic information? ABC v St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust
Guest blog by Dr Vicky Chico, Legal Consultant, Society and Ethics Research Group, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge Yesterday myself and … More
Your Genome, Your Research Agenda
On 30th September 2016 we were part of a very exciting event to determine, from a patient perspective, what the … More
“If you know it, I’d like to know it too” – involving participants in genomics research
This blog post is based on the talk I gave at the launch of the Nuffield Council of Bioethic’s report … More
Lancet publishes Genomethics research
In 2010, when the Deciphering Developmental Disorders project began screening patient genomes, we began talking to scientists, clinicians and patient … More
Survey talk – guest blog by Dr Jenny Cham
This past Friday on the Genome Campus, Dr Anna Middleton of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute gave an interesting seminar … More