The UK’s Nuffield Council on Bioethics says it’s acceptable to genetically engineer human embryos, so long as the interventions aren’t harmful to the future child or society as a whole. The council is ...

The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) today announced a new partnership with the Nuffield Council on Bioethics (NCOB) to conduct an ambitious international horizon scan focused on ...

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has today published a briefing note that examines the ethical issues raised by whole genome sequencing of babies. Whole genome sequencing is starting to be used in ...

Two weeks ago, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics released a seminal report on the social and ethical issues of heritable genome editing. In an article written exclusively for Technology Networks, Hugh ...

Though altering the DNA of a child before birth is “not morally unacceptable in itself”, any such decision should be guided by the child’s future welfare and welfare of the society, a British ...

I just received the following email from the Nuffield Council on Bioethics - I'd recommend anyone interested in the future of personalised medicine in the UK consider submitting their views to the ...

A review into the disputes that can arise between families and medics in the care of critically ill children will be led by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, it has been announced. The ...

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Amateur scientists toying with powerful gene editing technology in their garages could pose a future risk to human health and the environment, a new report warns. It highlights a growing trend for ...