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What does ‘good governance’ look like for genome editing?
Blog 21 July 2021 In recent years, the potential to edit human genomes to treat or avoid genetic disease has been at the forefront of discussions about personalised medicine. However, using genome editing technologies is not just a questi...
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Somatic genome editing: an overview
Briefing Genome editing has featured frequently in the headlines and is a technology with the potential to revolutionise healthcare. Although a number of genome editing techniques are well established in research, the development...
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Somatic genome editing: promise and practicalities
Briefing The development of genome editing tools, including the discovery and refinement of CRISPR-based techniques and associated technologies, is fuelling a new wave of advances in genetic medicine. Somatic genome editing offer...
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Somatic genome editing: ethics and regulation
Briefing The therapeutic applications promised by a new generation of genome editing techniques, such as CRISPR, could have notable impacts on healthcare. However, enthusiasm for clinical genome editing must be tempered by r...
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Consultation response: developing global standards for governance and oversight of human genome editing
Consultation The PHG Foundation welcomes the WHO’s initiative to examine the scientific, ethical, social and legal challenges associated with human genome editing, and to make recommendations for governance mechanisms for both somati...
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Nuffield Council on Bioethics - Genome Editing Open Call for Evidence
Consultation The latest genome editing technologies provide faster, simpler and cheaper methods of selectively manipulating the genome.Although genome manipulation has been possible for decades, the accessibility of these new technol...
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Genome editing open call for evidence - updated response
Consultation Many of the same endpoints potentially possible using germline editing can be reached using currently available techniques that do not have the risks and uncertainties that are associated with germline editing,...
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Genome editing: who calls the shots?
Blog 2 July 2015 Arguments over who whether limits should be placed on the use of modern genetic modification techniques (and if so, what, and who should decide?) are accompanying intense ethical and related discussions.When geneti...
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Genome editing moves into the spotlight
Blog 3 February 2016 The PHG Foundation has submitted a response to the Nuffield Council on Bioethics consultation on genome editing. The technology has once again dominated the news this week as the Human F...
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Genomics into health
We work with policy-makers, clinicians, academia and industry to develop future-focused healthcare strategies for safe and suitable use of innovations, such as diagnostics, genome editing and regenerative medicines....