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Filmic dystopias are a great way to imagine how current and prospective scientific developments might be abused in the ‘not too distant future’.

Two years after we published our report on NIPT, and seven years after NIPT became available in the UK, we were frustrated by a lack of action by regulators, professional bodies and private companies in response to our recommendations for improving practice. What a difference six months can make.

Last week, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, announced a new partnership between the NHS and Amazon’s Alexa…

Matt Hancock, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care announced a new partnership between …

If you were born in Scotland between 1965 and 2003 then, more likely than not, a sample of your blood is being stored by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board.

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has launched a call for evidence to inform its inquiry into the us…

In a new briefing note, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics highlights the ethical issues raised by th…

A lot has happened since we published our report Genome editing and human reproduction: social and …

This week in a Westminster Hall Debate on regulation of the aesthetics industry, Jackie Doyle-Price,…

An international group of experts in community engagement for health research has identified urgent …

Recently, a group of leading healthcare organisations reported a 30% rise in worldwide measles case…