Prize-winning cloning poem one of a kind

A POEM addressing the issue of cloning has been awarded first prize in the ESRC Genomics Forum poetry competition.

Forward Deck by Sophie Cooke was selected from more than 200 entries from writers inspired to consider how genomics is helping society.

Prof Steve Sturdy, deputy director of the ESRC Genomics Forum, said: "A decade since the first mapping of the human genome was hailed as the start of a new era, we are still coming to terms with the implications of these advances.

"Our winning poems highlight this sense of uncertainty surrounding genetic technologies and we hope they will encourage others to explore their own views on these important issues."