Wellcome 94d ago

What does it take to navigate tough ethical questions in science and health? The Nuffield Council on Bioethics (@NuffieldBioethics) is an independent policy and research centre, supported by Wellcome. It identifies, analyses and advises on ethical issues in biomedicine and health to benefit people and society. In this Wellcome Guest Lecture, Danielle Hamm, Director of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, discusses details of their work. She shares how they handle divisive ethical questions, facilitate fruitful conversations across disciplines, and maintain neutrality. Timestamps: 00:00 What is the Nuffield Council on Bioethics? 03:30 Impact: mitochondrial DNA donation 05:07 Impact: food and genetic modification 07:52 The importance of ethics in science and health 09:33 Anticipating ethics considerations 18:04 Q&A: How do you decide priorities? 20:04 Q&A: How do you draw on different resources? 22:20 Q&A: How do you handle divisive topics? 24:27 Q&A: How do you facilitate conversations across disciplines? 26:44 Q&A: How do you maintain neutrality? 🔔 Subscribe to Wellcome on YouTube: https://wellc.me/3Blh0c1 💬 SOCIAL MEDIA: Connect with us on LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/wellcome-trust/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wellcometrust/ Follow us on X: https://x.com/WellcomeTrust Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wellcometrust.bsky.social/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wellcometrust 🔗 MORE FROM WELLCOME: Wellcome is a global charitable foundation. We want everyone to benefit from science’s potential to improve health and save lives. Read our latest stories, opinions and reports: https://wellcome.org/news-and-reports Learn more about our work: https://wellcome.org/what-we-do Find our latest funding opportunities: https://wellcome.org/grant-funding