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"In exercising government nothing is more advantageous than to have good counsellors. A counsellor in the state is like a helmsman in a ship. In a ship some bale out the water, others pull on the ropes, while yet others climb the mast. But the helmsman sits quietly at the stern, and yet does far more than the others." |
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Valentine BioConsulting is a Genetics, Cell Biology, Biotechnology
and Public Policy consulting boutique based in Edinburgh, Scotland. We specialise
in advising legislators, strategists and administrators formulating public
policy and industrial strategy in the fields of biomedicine and agricultural
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Dr Philp continues to represent NHS National Services Scotland's Information Services Division (ISD) in the Generation Scotland collaboration, which is connecting genetic profiling of a sample of Scots with routine health information. |
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During a part-time secondment, Dr Philp from MVBio worked with the Scottish Executive to support an expert group who were asked to review NHS genetic services and the application of new genetic knowledge in Scotland.
Genes
direct: Ensuring the effective oversight of genetic tests supplied directly
to the public. A report with recommendations to UK government from the
Human Genetics Commission. (MVBio's Dr Philp wrote (Oct 02) a response (PDF) to the HGC's consultation paper
on this subject .) Scenarios
for co-existence of GM, conventional and organic crops in European agriculture.
Inside Information:
balancing interests in the use of personal genetic data. A report with
recommendations to UK government from the Human Genetics Commission. (As head
of CEST for Life Sciences, MVBio's Dr Philp wrote a response to the HGC's
earlier consultation "Whose hands on your genes?" which fed into
this report.) .
Concise, clear, independent interpretation of the
advances, concepts, language and implications of genetics, biotechnology,
cell biology and molecular medicine. Please consult the MVBioNotes index to see those already
available. . Should we allow genetic modification of plants
which form a basic food source in order to make them resistant to herbicides
or insect damage? What regulation should be in place to govern the
provision of diagnostic tests for medical conditions and the disclosure of
such information to third parties? Should gene therapies to treat heritable diseases
be available on the NHS? Is research on stem cells derived from foetal
tissue justified by the medical benefits of being able to grow replacement
body parts? Under what circumstances (if any) would it be
justifiable to clone animals, plants or humans? Is therapeutic cloning more
justifiable? Despite risks of infectious disease should pig organs
be used for transplants when no human donors can be found? |
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