Second report from our work exploring use of polygenic indices in #education - this time from our ethics deep-dive workshop. Thanks to @academicmamma.bsky.social for being a fantastic collaborator and to all participants for rich discussion! Please share widely with genomics and edu networks

Delighted to have chaired this workshop, and for the expertise, insights and enthusiasm of all participants! We need to be having more of these discussions as the science advances, and - critically - bring in *and listen to* parents, carers and educators.

Great to see the NCOB joining Bluesky !

Think of a polygenic score you care about. Are direct genetic effects driving variation among people in this predictor? Or perhaps other, confounding factors? We at the @arbelharpak.bsky.social & @docedge.bsky.social Labs developed a method to tackle this question. [1/n]

I am thrilled to share the 'Navigating Genomics and Education' Report, the result of a joint project between the @nuffieldfoundation.org and Nuffield Council on Bioethics that I’ve been leading over the past year! www.nuffieldbioethics.org/news-blog/ne...

Now @adamrutherford.bsky.social speaking about scientific racism. Mentioning the golden ages for #gwas but also that public comms in #genetics and education need changes to decrease eugenics and racism #FOG2025

In a new study, researchers uncovered female programmers who made important but unrecognized contributions to genetics. By Ed Yong www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...

How population stratification makes environments look like genes. A short 🧵:

New study from the @pgcgenetics.bsky.social: Multi-ancestry GWAS of MDD in over half a million cases and 4 million controls. www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Research Bluesky! Interested in #medtech, #neuroscience, #neuroethics, #regulation, #patient experience and/or other #ethics questions arising from novel tx? Do consider responding to our (Nuffield Council on Bioethics) call for evidence on #neurotech - closes 3 Feb 2025. Please like and re-post!