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21st January 2019

Nuffield Council on Bioethics to pitch ‘commercial genomics’ inquiry to MPs

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has been invited to pitch an inquiry on commercial genomics to the…

GenomicsScreening
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14th January 2019

New working group on genome editing and farmed animals

The Council has begun a new in-depth inquiry on the ethical issues raised by the use of genome editi…

Genomics
Blog

7th January 2019

Scanning the horizon, one song at a time

“What’s that coming over the hill? Is it a monster? Is it a monster?” (From “Monster”, Th…
News

29th December 2018

Former NCOB Chair Jonathan Montgomery awarded knighthood

Professor Jonathan Montgomery has been awarded a knighthood for Services to Bioethics and Healthcare Law.
News

14th December 2018

CAP announces ban on ads that depict harmful gender stereotypes

The Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP) has announced that ads will no longer be able to depict…

Cosmetic procedures
Blog

28th November 2018

What He said

I arrived in Hong Kong on Monday lunchtime for the second ‘international summit’ on genome editing a…

Genomics
Blog

26th November 2018

Experimental treatments – supporting patient choice while protecting them from harm

Last week we published our latest bioethics briefing note on medical treatments which are considered…

Infrastructure and culture
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26th November 2018

Nuffield Council statement on reports of gene-edited babies born in China

Today, the media has reported that gene-edited babies have been born in China. If these reports are …

Genomics
News

23rd November 2018

Statement on the House of Lords second reading of the Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill

Today, the second reading of the Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill will take place in the House o…

Organ donation and transplantation
Blog

22nd November 2018

Busting the myths around opt-out organ donation

Since the Prime Minister’s announcement in October 2017 that England would move to an opt-out syst…

Organ donation and transplantation
News

20th November 2018

Risking the unknown in hope of a cure: The ethics of patient access to experimental treatments

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has today published a new briefing note highlighting the ethical i…

Child and infant healthInfrastructure and culture
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16th November 2018

NIPT – review of activities since publication

In March 2017, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics published a report, Non-invasive prenatal testing: …

PregnancyScreening