Engineering a Consensus: Edit Embryos for Research, Not Reproduction
Written by Dr Chris Gyngell, Dr Tom Douglas and Professor Julian Savulescu A crucial international summit on gene editing continues today in Washington DC. Organised by the US National Academy of...
View ArticleVideo Series: Dr Christopher Gyngell on Genetic Modification of Embryos
Dr Christopher Gyngell (Oxford) comments on the HFEA’s decision to give green light to UK researchers to genetically modify human embryos for research. A clear analysis of the most common concerns, and...
View ArticleGuest Post: Epigenetics: Barriers to the translation of scientific knowledge...
Written by Charles Dupras and Vardit Ravitsky Bioethics Programs, School of Public Health, University of Montreal Environmental epigenetics is a rising field of scientific research that has been...
View ArticleGenome editing – the key ethical issues
Written by Dr Christopher Gyngell This article originally appeared on the OMS website The Nuffield Council of Bioethics released a report last Friday outlining the key ethical issues raised by genome...
View ArticleSynthetic life and biodiversity
Written by Dr Chris Gyngell Last year, the first truly novel synthetic life form was created. The Minimal Cell created by the Venter Lab, contains the smallest genome of any known independent...
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Cross Post: Speaking with: Julian Savulescu on the ethics of genetic...
Could genetic engineering one day allow parents to have designer babies? Tatiana Vdb/flickr, CC BY William Isdale, University of Melbourne What if humans are genetically unfit to overcome challenges...
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Cross Post: UK Gene Editing Breakthrough Could Land an Aussie in Jail for 15...
Written by Dr Christopher Gyngell Research Fellow in Biomedical Ethics, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, and Professor Julian Savulescu Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics,Visiting Professor in...
View ArticleGene-Editing Mosquitoes at The European Youth Event 2018
By Jonathan Pugh The below is a slightly extended version of my two 5min presentations at the European Youth Event 2018, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. I was asked to present on the...
View ArticleHow Should We Regulate Genetic Enhancement Technologies?
A Guest Post Written by Jonny Anomaly It’s been 20 years since Allen Buchanan and his colleagues published From Chance to Choice: Genetics and Justice. The book was a landmark, and it repays careful...
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Human Genetic Enhancement Might Soon Be Possible – But Where Do We Draw the...
Written by Tess Johnson, University of Oxford How far will we allow genetic enhancement to go? vchal/ Shutterstock The first genetically edited children were born in China in late 2018. Twins Lulu...
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