Richard Milne and Anna Middleton from the Society and Ethics Research group provide a commentary on informed consent and its relation to gene editing in human embryos, in the context of recent activities in this area. Anna was an invited speaker at the 2nd International Summit on Human Genome Editing in Hong Kong. Overview At … Continue reading
“As scientific knowledge advances and societal views evolve, the clinical use of germline editing should be revisited on a regular basis” 2015 organizing committee of the First International Summit on Human Genome Editing. And here we are at the end of 2018, ‘revisiting’ this for real. I’m writing this while sitting in the audience in … Continue reading
Genetic counsellors sit on the front line of genomics – translating (literally) the science for people who are trying to make sense of it. They help people to figure out if testing in pregnancy is right for them or whether to proceed with embryo selection to ensure a family condition is not passed on. Genetic … Continue reading
