Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues (ELSI)
Genetic engineering presents significant ethical dilemmas, public concerns, and legal challenges. The debates encompass human genome modification, GMOs, and intellectual property issues, highlighting disparities in global acceptance and access. Addressing these issues requires a balance between innovation and social equity.
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What we have learnt
- Genetic engineering raises ethical questions about safety, fairness, and the future of life.
- GMOs and human gene editing are controversial topics with global variation in acceptance.
- Legal frameworks exist to regulate biotechnology, but enforcement varies.
- Intellectual property rights must be balanced with public good.
- Social equity and education are key to responsible innovation.
Key Concepts
- -- Ethical Considerations
- The moral implications of modifying living organisms, especially in humans.
- -- Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
- Living organisms whose genetic material has been altered via genetic engineering.
- -- Intellectual Property
- Legal rights that provide creators protection for their inventions, including biotechnological innovations.
- -- Gene Editing
- A method of altering the DNA in an organism, used in various applications including disease treatment and agricultural modification.
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