Last revised by alastair valentine philp on 10 Jul 07.

 

Short MVBioNotes, and other documents, available for download are indexed, by subject below.

Explanatory notes

1.         No new notes were issued while Alastair was running the Centre for Exploitation of Science and Technology (CEST) Life Sciences practice between Feb 2000 and Jul 2001 (due to contractual limitations I'm afraid).

2.         However now that CEST has closed PDF versions of several public domain CEST briefing notes and reports that were written by Alastair are linked below.

3.         Since August 2001 Alastair has been working for NHSScotland (the national healthcare provider in Scotland). This has left little time for publishing research, hence the paucity of briefing papers. However background analysis activities continue in established areas. Get in touch if you want to discuss a project.

TOPIC

TITLE

LAST REVISION

Science & Scotland

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Scottish Science Base

Oct 1999

 

Providing scientific advice for Scots governance

Oct 1999

Agricultural Biotechnology

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Scenarios for co-existence of GM, conventional and organic crops in European agriculture.
(includes a section based on a contribution by MVBio's Dr Philp, written while he led CEST for Life Sciences).

May 2002

 

Response to Greenwars (illuminates the difference in perceptions of GM foods in Europe and the US).

Oct 1999

Interactive Medicine

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Interactive Medicine and Personal Healthcare Management (CEST, PDF)

June 2001

Human Genetics Commission (HGC) meetings

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(See also http://www.hgc.gov.uk)

20 Nov 02 (PDF)

Nov 2002

 

11 Sep 02 (PDF)

Sep 2002

 

14 May 02 (PDF)

May 2002

 

 

 

Genetic Testing

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Genetics and Insurance: report of the 2002 Annual Conference of the UK Forum for Genetics and Insurance (PDF)

Nov 2002

 

Genetics and human behaviour: the ethical issues (as laid out by the Nuffield Council for Bioethics)

Oct 2002

 

The supply of genetic tests direct to the public (PDF)

Oct 2002

 

Genetics and Employment

Mar 2002

 

New Genetics: opportunities and challenges for the future (CEST, PDF)

May 2001

Science Communication

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Communication and Public Understanding of Science

Oct 1999

 

Genetics in Context: aligning strategies in life science communication (CEST, PDF)

July 2001

Gene Therapy

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Stem Cell Research

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Cloning

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Xenotransplantation

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For further information please contact us. Last revised on 10 Jul 07.