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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In vitro fertilisation & embryo research (195 KB, PDF)
Following the Warnock Report of 1984 and the 1987 White Paper, the Government has introduced the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill containing provisions on research involving human embryos. Parliament is asked to decide between two options set out in Section 11 of the Bill which determine whether the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) is empowered to grant licences for research involving human embryos less than 14 days old.
This question involves substantial ethical and religious considerations. An understanding of scientific aspects of human fertilisation and embryology may assist Parliamentarians to come to grips with these considerations. Some of the relevant science and technology is described in this note.
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In vitro fertilisation & embryo research (195 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.
