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
24.04.2025 09:59 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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.
24.04.2025 12:39 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Great to see the NCOB joining Bluesky !
31.03.2025 08:44 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I agree (as author of the report). The issue is that when translation is discussed in the lit, the proposed purpose and context is a bit hand-wavy, and evidence base on how much extra PGIs ‘buy’ you given wealth of student data already available is lacking..I only found one study (that we cited)
14.02.2025 11:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A Litmus Test for Confounding in Polygenic Scores
Polygenic scores (PGSs) are being rapidly adopted for trait prediction in the clinic and beyond. PGSs are often thought of as capturing the direct genetic effect of one's genotype on their phenotype. ...
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]
04.02.2025 18:04 — 👍 76 🔁 38 💬 2 📌 1
Thank you - and looking forward to really digging into the ethical implications with you at the workshop!
13.02.2025 18:41 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Thanks for sharing, and for lending us your expertise and time!
13.02.2025 16:50 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Huge thanks to everyone who contributed and supported this work—especially
@nataliemichaux.bsky.social and Josh Hillman and the entire Nuffield Council on Bioethics team. Your insights and expertise were invaluable in shaping this report. Looking forward to discussions on its findings!
13.02.2025 14:05 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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
29.01.2025 11:10 — 👍 9 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
How population stratification makes environments look like genes. A short 🧵:
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Neurotechnology in healthcare - Nuffield Council on Bioethics
Investigating the ethics of neurotechnologies that intervene in the brain. Call for evidence open until 3 February 2025.
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!
14.01.2025 15:12 — 👍 4 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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