EP genetics committee goes on-line
The European Parliament's temporary committee on human genetics and other new technologies in modern medicine, which was set up in January 2001, now has a website. The group's remit is to examine recent developments in the field of human genetics and consider the problems and opportunities offered by these and other new technologies in modern medicine. The website will describe the temporary committee's activities and provide access to documents and information relating to its work. It is also intended as a forum for the public to comment on its activities. The temporary committee plans to organise a series of expert hearings, with the participation of leading figures from the scientific community, other European institutions, the parliaments of Member States and civil society. 'Based on the results of its examination of the scientific, ethical, legal, economic and social risks and opportunities of recent developments, the Committee will prepare a report aimed at providing political orientations,' says the committee.