The ethics of preimplantation genetic testing using polygenic scores
Academics from Oxford University discuss the ethics surrounding preimplantation genetic screening tests, including the use of polygenic risk scores...
by Dr Helena Carley and 4 others
Academics from Oxford University discuss the ethics surrounding preimplantation genetic screening tests, including the use of polygenic risk scores...
by Roee Amir and 1 others
The latest war in Israel has seen debate sparked over whose desires and interests take precedent when determining whether to proceed with posthumous sperm retrieval…
Heralding the technology behind SCBEMs as 'one of the 21st century's most dramatic scientific developments', Professor Emily Jackson's lecture was packed with fascinating legal and ethical commentary...
by Rebecca Robb
This ELSI Friday Forum focused on polygenic risk scores: an assessment and prediction of an individual's risk with regards to certain genetic traits or illnesses based on their phenotype...
by Blair Sowry
The Alabama Supreme Court has declared that frozen embryos have the same legal status as children in the state...
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics recently published a report identifying gaps in ethical guidance available to those working in UK-based genomic research and healthcare. In this article, Danielle Hamm, director of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics discusses how and why these need to be addressed in a coordinated way...
Bringing you PET events as a podcast. In the 15th episode of its podcast, PET looks at recent changes to the way the UK's fertility regulator assesses 'add-ons' to IVF treatment, with Dr Tim Child, Professor Joyce Harper, Dr Ippokratis Sarris, Tracey Sainsbury and Dr Tasha Alden...
The latest novel by Sebastian Faulks is a thriller revolving around a billionaire entrepreneur who plans to stretch the boundaries of ethics...
by BioNews
This film documents a PET event about whether, and in what circumstances, single people should be able to access publicly funded fertility treatment...
BioNews, published by the Progress Educational Trust (PET), provides news and comment on genetics, assisted conception, embryo/stem cell research and related areas.