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A timeline of key events in genetic technologies
What has happened -
5, November 2019
All children in the UK to receive whole genome sequencing at birth
Genome sequencing for newborn children: analysis and comment
Should We Sequence the Genome of Every Newborn?
Scientific American
Whole genome sequencing of babies
Nuffield Council of Bioethics
Sequencing the genome of every UK baby would be an ethical minefield
NewScientist
2 October 2018
5 million healthy people to be offered genome sequencing in the UK
Polygenic risk scores for healthy people: analysis and comment
5 million healthy people to be offered a new kind of genetic analysis: polygenic risk scoring
Genomics England
Genetic risk scores could help the NHS but they aren't ready yet
New Scientist
Polygenic risk: What’s the score?
Nature
1 February 2016
Britain allows first genetic modification of embryos
Genetic modification of human embryos: analysis and comment
UK first country to approve genetically modifying human embryos
BBC News
UK scientists gain licence to edit genes in human embryos
Nature
Britain's first genetically modified human embryos could be created within months
The Guardian
24 February 2015 -
Mitochondrial DNA transfer
The UK becomes the first country to approve laws to allow the creation of babies from three people
Mitochondrial DNA transfer: analysis and comment
Mitochondrial replacement vote: What you need to know
NewScientist
Scientists cheer vote to allow three-person embryos
Nature
Mitochondrial disease kills 150 children a year. A micro-transplant can cure it
The guardian
10 December 2012
UK launches 100,000 Genomes Project
100,000 Genome Project: analysis and comment
DNA of 100,000 people to be mapped for NHS
The guardian
Genomics: what it could mean for the future of medicine
The Telegraph
The 100,000 Genomes Project: an overview
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