Tracking the development of the Genetic Counsellor role In 2020 the Wellcome Connecting Science Engagement and Society team explored the … More
Category: Genetics
An Important Era for Socialising the Genome
Genomics, Public Trust and Engagement “Genomics” – a scientific term previously considered most relevant to scientific research, is now a … More
I:DNA – an immersive exploration into the view of people living with genetic conditions
This multi-sensory art installation moves online In 2019, the Imagining Futures research by Prof Felicity Boardman, a professor in medicine … More
Genetic Counsellors: An Important Part of Multidisciplinary Clinical Healthcare Teams
Genomethics discusses how genetic counsellors can help their colleagues learn about genetics
New Public Dialogue Highlights Hopes and Concerns for Genomic Medicine in the UK
A major new report based on a public dialogue around genomic medicine was launched last week. A Public Dialogue on … More
Genetopia – The compelling stories and tensions behind genetic testing
What springs to mind when thinking about genetic testing? You would expect the answer to be something about families, heredity, … More
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
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
Talking about genetics with children? Use Harry Potter
This guest blog comes from Jon Roberts again; doctoral student from Kings College London and Wellcome Genome Campus. See Jon’s … More
Cinema Magic for Engagement with Genomics
This guest blogpost comes from Jon Roberts, genetic counsellor and PhD student at KCL and Wellcome Genome Campus. Jon is … More
Largest survey of public attitudes shows perceived value of genomic data
We made it! Finally, the main set of results from our survey (opposite) have been published. Below is the press … 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
Opportunistic genomic screening: the voices that need to be heard
Genetic screening: the voices that need to be heard.
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
Attention The Times: Prince William’s DNA is not a toy
An ancestor of Prince William’s from the 19th century was half Indian, according to The Times. This claim is based … More
Angelina Jolie tested for one gene, what about the other 20,000?
The world reacted with shock as Angelina Jolie, Hollywood actress, UN Ambassador and world renowned beauty announced in the New … More
Sexual abuse: Getting the Message Across
A 35 year old woman, let’s call her Sarah, is estranged from her parents. After 20 years of no contact, … More
Channel 4 news article on Genomethics survey
Channel 4 news ran a newspiece in 2014 on our research all about what people want to know from their … More
Should patients know that they are research subjects?
Accidental Research Subjects I read an article In the San Francisco Chronicle this week that raised a prickly question, namely … More
Mental health links to genetics
A paper published in the Lancet on 28th Feb showed that there were shared genetic causes behind autism spectrum disorder, … More