We are seeking views on the ethical issues arising from emerging techniques to prevent the transmission of inherited mitochondrial disorders
The Council is investigating the ethics of emerging biotechnologies such as synthetic biology and nanotechnology
The Council is investigating the development of technologies and devices that intervene in the brain
This commissioned report proposes a new definition of solidarity and applies it to biobanks, pandemics and lifestyle disease
The Council has published a report that considers the ethical acceptibility of various ways of encouraging people to donate bodily material for treatment and for scientific research
The Council has published a report setting out an ethical framework to guide policy making for biofuels
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Donated bodily material for medicine and research, such as organs, eggs and sperm, are in high demand, and current levels of...
