28 Sep 2021 Nuffield Council on Bioethics responds to Government announcement on regulation of gene-edited organisms Following a consultation held by Defra earlier this year, the Government has announced plans to reform the regulation of genome-edited organisms, beginning with plants and then extending to animals and microbes at a later date.
27 Sep 2021 New public dialogue identifies priority areas for COVID-19 policy making: addressing inequalities, building public trust, and involving the public A new public dialogue exploring the ethical and social considerations of COVID-19 has found that addressing the societal inequalities worsened by the pandemic, building trust and transparency into government policies, and involving the public more in policy making are key areas of public concern and interest.
13 Sep 2021 A bioethics view on the latest covid vaccination policies With the UK Government due to announce its Covid winter plan, Danielle Hamm, Director of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, provides a bioethics perspective on recent and expected policy developments relating to covid vaccination.
10 Sep 2021 Members of the public give their views on uses of genomic technologies in farmed animals ahead of proposed changes to regulation The findings of a dialogue exploring people’s views about the adoption of genome editing technologies into animal farming have been published by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics.
07 Sep 2021 Nuffield Council welcomes extension of egg freezing storage limits The Government’s new policy would offer people the option of keeping or disposing of their eggs at 10-year intervals, for a maximum storage period of 55 years.