We focus on new and emerging scientific opportunities for health, such as the power of AI to harness the wealth of data generated by genomics and ‘omics technologies. Our analyses of the potential impact of such tools on health services and society let us provide practical and realistic policy guidance grounded in sound science, law and ethics alongside medical needs and human concerns.
Beyond genomics
New technologies are transforming how we tackle global health challenges, from infectious disease threats such as coronavirus, MRSA and Ebola to the burdens of cancer, heart disease and dementia
Blog Citizen generated data in a pandemic
Citizen generated data is being used to tackle the spread of coronavirus – but what are the ethical implications?
Explainer What is transcriptomics?
Understanding and categorising the whole transcriptome, including discovering the role of many of the RNA molecules in the cell, is a daunting analytical challenge
Discussion paperA right to explanation?
How the GDPR requirement for a right to explanation has consequences for the use of machine learning in healthcare
BlogBalancing the high-tech and human faces of future health
Our healthy future: how science and technology could affect future healthcare - the picture for policy-makers