Nuffield Council on Bioethics

 The Nuffield Council on Business was established in 1991. It owes its existence to the foresight of the Trustees of the Nuffield Foundation and the subsequent support, since 1994 of the Medical Research Council and Wellcome Trust. The Council’s reputation is based on its rigorous, carefully-argued Reports. Seven major reports are published and they address ethical, social and legal issues associated with genetic screening : uses of human tissues; xeno transplantation; genetics and mental disorders; genetically modified crops; research related to healthcare in developing countries; and genetics and human behaviour. Three discussion papers have also been produced, concerning stem cell therapy, clinical research in developing countries, and the ethics of patenting DNA.