The delicate handling of genetic testing

When you consider how quickly medical science is advancing it is no great surprise that the news is regularly full of announcements on new screening and treatments. However, as scientists get closer and closer to unravelling the mysteries of the human body we see advances becoming more and more ‘man on the moon’ and inevitably, more and more controversial. The last couple of months have seen astounding developments. In May, we heard a woman, with a hereditary form of eye cancer, was pregnant with Britain’s first cancer-free baby. Embryos were created by IVF which allowed doctors to ensure...