Comment
Egenis staff regularly issue comment on current topics in the field of genomics. Comments are listed below, with the most recent first.
11 January 2012 - The hidden costs of personalised medicine?
Michael Morrison reflects on healthcare and the high-tech revolution
27 November 2011 - The patenting of human embryonic stem cells
Research fellow Dr Michael Morrison considers the ruling by the European Court of Justice on stem cell patents.
28 October 2011 - Innovation: Lost or found in translation
Personal reflections by Professor Steve Hughes, Co-director of Egenis.
01 June 2011 - A bit of a muddle
Dr Susan Kelly looks at the HGC report on preconception screening
13 April 2011 - Frankenstein at the National Theatre
The play, based on the story of Frankenstein, raises questions about science.
15 January 2011 - What next for NIPD?
Egenis Senior Research Fellow Dr Susan Kelly reflects on the current state of prenatal genetic diagnosis.
21 October 2010 - Bio-industry special pleading on gene patents?
Egenis Co-Director Professor Steve Hughes continues his reflections on gene patents and the US courts.
13 October 2010 - Genes, context and ADHD
Ginny Russell looks at new research claiming a genetic link with ADHD.
15 September 2010 - Wheat Genomes: Chinese Spring lifts gloom
Co-director Steve Hughes gives a cautious welcome to the sequencing of the wheat genome.
29 June 2010 - The lost decade?
Egenis co-director Steve Hughes's thoughts on 10 years of human genome sequencing.
19 May 2010 - A dominos effect for gene patents?
Egenis Co-Director Professor Steve Hughes continues his reflections on gene patents and the courts.
16 March 2010 - Non-invasive prenatal genetic testing - a moral maze?
Dr Susan Kelly explores the implications of the deleopment of new forms of prenatal tests for genetic disorders.
24 February 2010 - The practical effects of regulation
Egenis researchers Dr Dana Wilson-Kovacs and Dr Christine Hauskeller have had a paper published in the latest issue of Sociology of Health and Illness.
10 February 2010 - Peer review under scrutiny
Stem cell scientists have questioned the integrity of the peer review system.
10 December 2009 - All dressed up and nowhere to go?
Should people be obliged to take part in medical research?
18 November 2009 - Reaping the Benefits
Egenis co-director Professor Steve Hughes examines the report on food security from the Royal Society.
28 October 2009 - Testing times
Susan Kelly reflects on a rise in prenatal diagnoses of Down's
29 September 2009 - Genetic testing and confidentiality
Hannah Farrimond comments on new guidelines
31 March 2009 - Put 'Darwinism' aside
Let's celebrate Darwin, then let him go, says John Dupré
04 February 2009 - David Attenborough’s Darwin
Read our review of the opening programme in the BBC's Darwin-fest.
01 February 2009 - Buyer Beware
Egenis Communications Officer Claire Packman wonders if consumers of genetic tests are always clear what they're getting.
31 October 2008 - Close Watertight Doors!
Egenis Co-director Steve Hughes reflects on drought tolerance in crop plants.
17 October 2008 - New, ‘safer’ test for Down Syndrome
Egenis Senior Research Fellow Dr Susan Kelly answers some of the questions the proposed new test raises.
25 September 2008 - Evolution and creationism in schools
Professor John Bryant comments on the furore following a talk at the Festival of Science.
15 July 2008 - Statins for obese children
Dr Hannah Farrimond questions whether overweight children should be prescribed statins.
20 June 2008 - The Government wants a renewed debate on GM foods
Egenis Director Professor John Dupré heeds the call.
22 May 2008 - Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill
Egenis Communications Officer Claire Packman considers the topic from a lay perspective.
07 April 2008 - Health screening for the over-40s
Dr Hannah Farrimond considers the issues surrounding government plans to screen the over-40s.
07 February 2008 - Egenis Comment-Controversy over human-animal hybrid research licences
Dr Christine Hauskeller considers the public debate following the HFEA licencing decision.
10 November 2007 - Predictive Genetic Testing on Popular TV
01 November 2007 - Perfection In Plant Breeding
01 November 2007 - Cloned Meat and Regulation
01 November 2007 - Behavioural Genetics and Criminality
08 October 2007 - National DNA Database
04 April 2007 - DNA Testing and Ethnic Origins
02 October 2006 - Human-Animal Chimeras
03 September 2006 - DIY Genetic Tests
10 July 2006 - Let's Not Celebrate Science By The Standards Of English Literature
10 April 2006 - The Gene For Sunscreen
02 July 2005 - “Snap-Crackle-Blast”
09 June 2005 - Men May Still Need To Worry About Their Sexual Skills
24 May 2005 - Response to the House of Commons Select Committee on Science
05 April 2005 - Targeted Gene Editing In Vivo
