Ethical Challenges in a Post <!g>Genome Era
<!g>Charles P. Delisi - Dean, Boston
University College of Engineering
Safety
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Efficiency of <!g>Cloning in Humans Unknown; Low in Other <!g>Vertebrates
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No Knowledge of Life Span
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<!g>Kant’s Categorical Imperative
Creating a twin whose
purpose is to serve as a replicate violates universal moral principles. It is
the extreme version of using another individual to serve one’s own purposes and
it displays a profound disregard for the inherent worth of others.
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Is a Delayed Genetic Twin a Replicate?
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Mutations
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Absence of mitochondrial <!g>DNA
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Environment
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The Danger of Extreme Nationalism
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Different Views of Safety and Responsibility
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Dangers of the well-intentioned use of Technology
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Other Considerations
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The Obligatory Pursuit of Knowledge
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The Controlled Use of Technology to Improve the Human Condition
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Civil Liberties / Freedom of Inquiry
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Genomics and Moral Responsibility
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Diagnostics
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Cures
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Cosmetics
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Challenges to Civil Liberties: Privacy vs. the
Right to Know
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Insurance
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Employment
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Employment to Others
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Responsibilities to Others
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Genomics and Moral Responsibility
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As Individuals (personal)
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As a Society (national)
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As a Family of Human Beings (international)
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link | Feedback | Contributed by: Boston University. Video adapted from the
Issues for the Millennium Workshop
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