A conversation with Dr Helen O'Neill on advances in reproductive genomics and therapies

Dr Joe Brierley, Director of Bioethics at Great Ormond Street Hospital and a Consultant in Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care, sits down for a conversation with Dr Helen O'Neill, lecturer in Reproductive and Molecular Genetics at University College London. They discuss the continuously evolving area of reproductive genomics, covering the history, ethical conundrums and the huge potential of therapies for genetic disease including CRISPR.  Should you wish to read more about CRISPR, we suggest reading “The CRISPR tool kit for genome editing and beyond” by Mazhar Adli, published in Nature Communications in 2018 and freely accessible here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-04252-2 This podcast is brought to you the GOSH Learning Academy. To find more about our work you can visit our website here: https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/working-here/gosh-learning-academy/  Our sister podcast GOSHpods has a range of podcasts highlighting the work of the GOSH Learning Academy, you can find GOSHpods on your preferred podcast platform. Twitter: @GOSHLearnAcad Instagram: @GOSHLearnAcad Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com