As featured on ITV News and The Scotsman newspaper. The groundbreaking genetic screening programme for Shetland – and a £1 million fundraising campaign to cover its costs. ITV website: Viking Genes project uncovers Shetlanders have higher chance of carrying genes that lead to disease Click to read more and watch Professor Jim Flett Wilson tell ITV's Louise Scott why he is launching Viking Genes Shetland - Shetland Community Screening ProjectAs featured on ITV Evening News at 7pm on 28 May 2025. In the written press:The Scotsman: Inside the pioneering £1m 'Viking gene' project to screen thousands of Scottish islandersShetland News: Groundbreaking genetic testing scheme could be rolled out to 5,000 ShetlandersShetland News: Largest donation yet for Viking Genes as North Yell group pledges £25kEighty-five year old preparing for remarkable Viking Genes fundraiserThe Shetland Times: Screening programme set to make history by helping thousands Download The Scotsman article in PDF using the link below: Document Bid to screen islanders for ‘Viking gene’ (188.51 KB / PDF) Political response:Shetland Liberal Democrats MSP: Wishart responds to Viking Genes event Listen to Professor Flett Wilson and Viking Genes Shetland fundraising chair Sandra Laurenson on BBC Radio Scotland's 'Lunchtime Live' - Wednesday 21 May 2025. The Viking Genes Shetland - Shetland Community Screening Project 2025-2029 fundraising and awareness-raising campaign was launched at Mareel in Lerwick on 21 May 2025. To read more visit:The case for genetic screening in Shetland This article was published on 2025-05-22
