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Ethical Aspects of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

Ethical Aspects of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

Stefano Fait
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781605660226|ISBN10: 1605660221|EISBN13: 9781605660233
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-022-6.ch010
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Fait, Stefano. "Ethical Aspects of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology." Handbook of Research on Technoethics, edited by Rocci Luppicini and Rebecca Adell, IGI Global, 2009, pp. 145-161. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-022-6.ch010

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Fait, S. (2009). Ethical Aspects of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. In R. Luppicini & R. Adell (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Technoethics (pp. 145-161). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-022-6.ch010

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Fait, Stefano. "Ethical Aspects of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology." In Handbook of Research on Technoethics, edited by Rocci Luppicini and Rebecca Adell, 145-161. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2009. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-022-6.ch010

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Abstract

In assessing the ethical implications of genomics and biotechnology, it is important to acknowledge that science, technology, and bioethics do not exist in a vacuum and are not socially, politically and ethically neutral. Certain technologies have a greater social impact, may require the State to intervene in the private sphere, and may be differentially accessible to users. Also, science and technology can change our relationship with other people and with our environment. Hence the importance of ethnographic, historical, and cross-cultural studies for the analysis of today’s thorniest bioethical controversies. This chapter discusses some of the most controversial issues surrounding the use of genetic technology in human procreation and gene patenting, including eugenics, genetic consumerism, animal-human hybrids (chimeras), the commodification of life, disability and genetic testing.

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