Foresight projects
“Wireless connectivity has become increasingly critical for different aspects of our lives, from keeping in touch, to getting around, to accessing a range of important services.” - Sir Patrick Vallance, former Government Chief Scientific Adviser. The Department for Science, Innovation …
Genomic science isn’t just restricted to human genomes - yeasts, bacteria, plants, (other) animals, and viruses also possess genomes. Advances in genomic science will potentially yield solutions to many of the key challenges we are facing today, and those we …
What secrets are you yet to uncover in your family tree? Who gets to decide if these stay hidden? It’s now easier than ever to trace your own personal ancestry. Just submit a swab or a saliva sample to one …
If you could find out whether your child was likely to excel at sports or academic pursuits in the future, would you? Could it ever be ethical to adjust criminal sentencing to account for someone’s genetic predisposition? How would …