A POSTnote on preventing zoonotic diseases will review the evidence on a One Health approach to zoonoses prevention. It will focus on the animal-environment-human interface in both wild and domestic animals, reviewing national and international policy approaches, and lessons learnt from previous epidemics. It will also summarise opportunities and challenges for the UK’s role in global health and biosecurity policy arenas post COVID-19. Provisional start date: January 2021.
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Release of GMOs (216 KB, PDF)
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have already found many uses in industry. Now applications are being developed in agriculture and other sectors, which depend on GMOs being used in the open environment. Current controls on such ‘releases’ are being extended through part VI of the Environmental Protection Bill, currently before the House of Commons.
This POSTnote describes GMOs, their applications, potential risks and control, and related issues which are relevant to the Bill.
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Release of GMOs (216 KB, PDF)
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A POSTnote on childhood obesity will summarise the latest trends in children’s diet, obesity and related health conditions and review the impacts of previous policy changes such as the tax on sugar sweetened drinks. It will also examine the factors underlying the growing gap in outcomes for children from the most and least deprived backgrounds. Provisional start date: January 2021.
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Evolving life sciences and agricultural research approaches may have a decreasing need to access physical resources in future, such as plant seeds or viral material. Information and genetic data may be all that is required for commercial exploitation of biological resources. This POSTnote summarises the challenge this creates for international discussions on the governance of genetic resources and the possible options for addressing these.
