Genetic Research
Who decides what medical research is done? Some genetic research can bring benefits to health, but is genetic research always conducted in the public interest?
Recent Articles
Resources
- Reports
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Bioscience for Life?
5th April 2010
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Summary & Conclusions: History of proposal for data-sharing without consent
26th January 2009
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History of the proposal for data-sharing without consent
26th January 2009
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Giving Your Genes to Biobank UK: Questions to Ask
1st December 2001
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Bioscience for Life?
- Briefings
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Briefing 32: HUMAN CLONING AND STEM CELLS: unravelling the issues
1st June 2005
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Briefing 23: Pharmacogenetics: Better, Safer Medicines?
30th June 2003
- MPs' Briefing: Human Genetics No. 3: Biobank UK – A Good Research Priority? 1st November 2002
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Briefing 14: Human Bio-Collections: Who Benefits from Gene Banking?
31st March 2001
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Briefing 12: Human Gene Therapy: A Cure for all Ills?
30th September 2000
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Briefing 11: Privatising Knowledge, Patenting Genes: The Race to Control Genetic Information
9th June 2000
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Briefing 32: HUMAN CLONING AND STEM CELLS: unravelling the issues
- Articles
- The Iceland Weather Report: Why I won't give a sample of my DNA to Decode Genetics (11th May 2014)
- Slate: Genetics' Rite of Passage (27th October 2013)
- Bio-IT World: Geneticists Debate the Value of Genome-Wide Association Studies (15th April 2009)
- New York Times: Genes show limited value in predicting common diseases (15th April)
- Consultation Responses
- GeneWatch submission to BBSRC consultation 23rd July 2009
- Submission to the data-sharing review 10th July 2008
- Submission to House of Lords 'Genomic Medicine' Inquiry 20th April 2008