Publications

This report sets out guiding principles for ethical use, and recommendations for policy and practice should genome editing become available as a reproductive option for prospective parents.

Examining the current and potential applications of AI in healthcare, its limits, and the ethical issues arising from its use.

Whole genome sequencing is cheaper and faster than ever, but interpreting the results is difficult, time-consuming, and expensive. Find out about the ethical issues raised.

This briefing note explores the latest scientific developments in the burgeoning field of ageing research, and identifies the key ethical and social issues raised.

Exploring whether, after 25 years, there may be persuasive reasons to review the legal time limit for maintaining human embryos in research.

Exploring the growing proliferation, promotion and use of cosmetic procedures with a particular focus on the role and responsibilities of health and scientific professionals and others in responding to demand.

This report considers how NIPT could change the way we view pregnancy, disability and difference, and what the wider consequences of its increasing use might be.

Genome editing techniques are transforming many areas of biological research. This review considers the impact of recent advances in genome editing and the range of ethical questions to which they give rise.

Exploring how ideas about naturalness feature in and affect public discussions about the ethics of science, technology and medicine.

This report looks at how children and young people can ethically be involved in research, and makes recommendations about the roles and responsibilities of children, their parents or guardians, researchers and others.

This report looks at the ethical issues raised by data use in biomedical research and health care, and sets out key ethical principles for the design and governance of data initiatives.

The project aimed to explore the effects of a wide range of influences on scientific research, including funding mechanisms, publishing models, career structures and governance processes.