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Blog
Non-invasive prenatal testing is starting to get the attention it deserves
05 Sep 2019 by Catherine Joynson
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.
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Background Paper
Identifying key developments, issues and questions relating to techniques of genome editing with engineered nucleases
01 Feb 2015
This commissioned paper discusses scientific, ethical and governance aspects of genome editing with engineered nucleases
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Background Paper
Naturalness and unnaturalness in contemporary bioethics: preliminary background paper
01 Feb 2015
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Topic
Naturalness
23 Sep 2019
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Background Paper
Funding pressures in the NHS: an ethical response
13 May 2014
This background paper provides an overview of different forms of response to funding pressures in the NHS, and seeks to identify those aspects where specifically ethical challenges may arise.
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Blog
Choosing our next in-depth topic: ageing; genomics; or technology in social care?
06 Aug 2019 by Sarah Walker-Robson
Now it is coming up to decision time about our next in-depth project, which will begin in early 2020.