As new links between genetics and common conditions such as heart disease and diabetes are discovered, so tests are created to predict your likelihood of developing them. How should these tests be made available - only through a doctor or freely to anyone willing to pay? And what happens once the results are known? Join our panel, gathered from all sides of the debate, to explore the issues. 

Speakers

Christine Patch, Consultant Genetic Counsellor, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital

Kári Stefánsson, Managing Director, deCODE genetics

Alison Stewart, Principal Associate, PHG Foundation

Mark Henderson, Science Editor, 'The Times'

Facilitator

Toby Murcott, science writer and presenter