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Every Baby in the UK Will Have Their DNA Mapped Within a Decade

Mapping the DNA of every baby born in the UK is a bold and questionable futuristic leap in public health. If implemented with the right ethical safeguards and public engagement, it could set a global standard for proactive healthcare, reduce disease burden, and improve life expectancy across generations. But as science marches forward, so must human rights protections. The challenge is not just mapping genes, it’s mapping out a future where technology enhances freedom, dignity, and equality, not erodes them.

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Synthetic Futures or Superhuman Fears? The Genetic Frontier Stirring Global Debate

A groundbreaking and highly controversial scientific initiative is now underway in the UK, as leading British researchers aim to synthesize the first human genome entirely from scratch, not by altering existing DNA, but by building it letter by letter in the lab. Spearheaded by scientists from the University of Oxford, Cambridge, Kent, Manchester, and Imperial College London, this ambitious project is known as the Synthetic Human Genome (SynHG) project and is being funded by the Wellcome Trust, the world’s largest medical research charity.