30 July 2008 - Edinburgh Intenational Book Festival 2008 - Electronic genetic profiling: your genome on a chip?

We fully accept that our medical records should be kept on file. But what about information about your personal genetic make-up?

30 July 2008 - Edinburgh International Book Festival 2008 - Body Shopping: Who Owns Your Body?

Human tissues and body parts are big business. Eggs, blood, bone, cell cultures, genes and a host of other body parts circulate in a global market worth millions of dollars. But while commercial organisations reap the profits, the individuals and communities who originally called these body parts their own often receive no reward for their contribution, and have no say over the uses to which their body parts are put.

30 July 2008 - Edinburgh International Book Festival 2008 - The Book of Life and the Poetry of the Human Genome

The mapping of the human genome - sometimes hailed as "the book of life" - is one of the most important scientific achievements of recent years.

29 July 2008 - More information and more oversight for National DNA Database, concludes HGC Citizens’ Inquiry

The police National DNA Database should be placed under the control of a independent statutory authority. And there should be a vigorous nationwide information campaign to explain why DNA samples are taken, how they are used and why they are retained.

27 February 2008 - How Do You Like Your Woods?

ESRC Science Festival Event Aims To Discover Opinions on Woodland Landscapes

19 February 2008 - HGC and Genomics Forum Citizens' Inquiry into Forensic Use of DNA gets underway

In partnership with the ESRC Genomics Forum, the Human Genetics Commission’s Citizens’ Inquiry into the forensic use of DNA and genetic information is about to get underway with the appointment of Blackburn-based research consultancy Vis-à-vis RC Ltd.