An ancestor of Prince William’s from the 19th century was half Indian, according to The Times. This claim is based on analysis of his distant cousins’ DNA. We have such technology today, but how comfortable would you be to find out what your DNA tells about you on the front page of a newspaper? Your … Continue reading
Channel 4 news ran a newspiece in 2014 on our research all about what people want to know from their genes; together with a discussion about some of the ethical issues raised by genomic reseach.
I read an article In the San Francisco Chronicle this week that raised a prickly question, namely – should patients know that they are research subjects?’ http://bit.ly/WqXpR7. The fact is, most people haven’t a clue. A patient’s participation in research is usually mentioned in standard hospital consent forms. You give a blood sample because your … Continue reading
