26 Sep 2003 Pharmacogenetics: ethical issues report launch The Council launched its report 'Pharmacogenetics: ethical issues' on Tuesday 23 September at a sem...
23 Sep 2003 Pharmacogenetics could promise safe and more effective treatments Pharmacogenetics – the study of how genetic variation affects our response to medicines - could pr...
09 Jun 2003 Consultation: GM crops show promise for developing world Genetically modified crops could help small-scale farmers in developing countries according to the N...
31 Mar 2003 Nuffield Council announces follow-up inquiry on GM crops The Nuffield Council on Bioethics provoked considerable discussion with the publication of its repor...
19 Nov 2002 Consultation paper on pharmacogenetics The Nuffield Council on Bioethics today issued a consultation paper on the ethical issues raised by ...
02 Oct 2002 New report tackles controversial research into genes and behaviour Embryos should not be selected for behavioural traits such as intelligence on the basis of genetic i...
23 Jul 2002 Nuffield Council on Bioethics urges caution in patenting DNA Patents involving DNA sequences should be the exception rather than the rule, according to a paper p...
25 Apr 2002 Expert group launches report on the ethics of research related to healthcare in developing countries Medical research in developing countries that is funded by organisations in wealthy countries is cru...
19 Mar 2001 Views sought on the ethical implications of research in behavioural genetics Current research in the field of behavioural genetics is attempting to identify links between genes ...
05 Jan 2001 Launch of inquiry: Genetics and human behaviour The Nuffield Council on Bioethics announced today a major new inquiry into the ethics of research in...
06 Sep 2000 Council to hold roundtable meetings on patenting DNA Many companies and universities throughout the world are seeking to file patents on gene sequences a...
16 Aug 2000 Nuffield Council on Bioethics welcomes the Chief Medical Officer's Report on Stem Cell Research Today the Nuffield Council on Bioethics welcomed the findings of the Chief Medical Officer's Expert ...