Is our understanding of genomics changing the future of medicine? What are the ethical considerations when mapping the genomes of newborns? And have we finally settled the nature versus nurture debate? In this fascinating conversation we tackle genomics, epigenetics, and how AI fits into the future of medicine with Vivienne Parry.

Vivienne Parry is a writer and broadcaster.  A scientist by training, Vivienne hosts medical programmes for BBC Radio 4, writes widely on health, presents films, facilitates many high level conferences and trains young researchers.  She has a part time role as Head of Engagement at Genomics England which delivered the 100,000 Genomes Project.  She has recently completed her terms as a board member of UK Research & Innovation which is responsible for the strategic spend of the UK’s £7 billion research budget.

Also in this episode, we read a listener mail from David Chart about how artificial intelligence may affect the future of Shinto.

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Your hosts are Gordon Johnstone - Head of DataFest at The Data Lab, Scotland's innovation centre for data and artificial intelligence hosted by the University of Edinburgh - and Lily Higham, Software Engineer at the BBC World Service.

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