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Think about 3.1 What is bioethics? 3.2 Some issues in biotechnology Recall Think about

Summary concept map

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Following the successful cloning of Dollythe sheep and other mammals, humans

could possibly be cloned.

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This has started a debate about whether itis right or wrong to clone a whole person.

There are different views on this issue.

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Why do people disagree on cloning awhole person

1What factors affect

their vi

ews on it

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Do you support the cloning of awhole person2

Why

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3.1 What is bioethics?

Bioethics ( ) is thestudy of ethical issuesand implications broughtabout by the advances

in the areas of biologicalscience and medicine.

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Human cloning is a new formof human reproduction. It

enables infertile couples likeus to have children.

In favour human cloning3.1 What is bioethics?

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Our son died in an accident. A

clone of our son may make upfor our loss.

In favour human cloning3.1 What is bioethics?

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It is irresponsible to clone

humans when animal cloninghas such a low success rate.

Against human cloning3.1 What is bioethics?

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A clone is neither the child northe brother/sister of the nucleusdonor. The identity of the clone

is unclear.

Against human cloning3.1 What is bioethics?

3 1 Wh i bi hi ?

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3.1 What is bioethics?

values ( ) guide the way people make their decisions

values are affected by religion, cultureand past experiences, etc.

one thing that benefits some people maynot be beneficial to others

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3.2 Some issues in

biotechnology

legal issues

ethical issues

economic issues

social issues

environmental issues

3 2 Some issues in biotechnology

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Genetically modified food

any food or food ingredient that comesfrom genetically modified organisms(GMOs)

3.2 Some issues in biotechnology

GM tomatoes with

longer shelf life

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is it playing God?


2 Ethical issues

should vegetarians eat GM plants thatcontain animal genes?


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increases the dependence of food supplyon developed countries and affects theliving of farmers in developing countries


3 Social and economic issues


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GMOs may replace the wild types,reduce biodiversity, or upset theecological balance


4 Environmental issues

produces superweeds

speeds up the evolutionof resistant populationof pests

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Cloning3.2 Some issues in biotechnology

low success rate1 Ethical issues death of embryos justified?

day of pregnancy

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l implantation


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Cloning3.2 Some issues in biotechnology

worth investing the money?2 Economic issues


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Cloning3.2 gy

clones of endangered animals will stillhave no place to live

3 Environmental issues

spend money on habitat conservationinstead?


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Cloning3.2 gy

Human reproductive cloning

clones are unnatural sub -humans? relation of the clone with the nucleus

donor and the donors family? could the clone experience his/her own

life? cloning lowers the value of life?


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Risk of abuse

Cloning3. gy


what happens if rich people use thetechnology to produce servants?


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Risk of abuse

Cloning gy


what happens if AdolfHitler clones himself?

what happens if someone

allows only the best people to be cloned?


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Im sorry.There is no

cure for thedisease.

Oh no.

Human Genome Project

diagnosis of a genetic disease beforeavailable treatment causes anxiety?

1 Ethical issues

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how can we prevent discriminationagainst people with particular genotypesand misuse of genetic information?

2 Legal issues

This man has a

high risk ofdeveloping a fatalgenetic disease.


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how can we prevent discriminationagainst people with particular genotypesand misuse of genetic information?

2 Legal issues

Wed better refuse

his insuranceapplication.


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can the presence of a certain gene beused as evidence to prove someoneguilty or innocent?

2 Legal issues

My client didnt

do it. His genedid it.


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Go! He has agene related to

violence.


how is the public perception of anindividual affected by his/her geneticinformation?

3 Social issues

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May I change my eye colourusing gene therapy?

Gene therapy

when should gene therapy be used?1 Ethical issues

acceptable for genetic enhancement?


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Gene therapy

1 Ethical issues when should gene therapy be used? acceptable for genetic enhancement? is it playing God? causes unforeseeable harmful effects on

future generations?


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Gene therapy

how can we obtaininformed consent fromseriously ill patients orembryos?

2 Legal issues

how can we prevent misuse of genetherapy to produce a perfect humanrace?


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Gene therapy

widens the social class gap?3 Social issues

any alternatives?

right to invest a large sum of moneyfor the benefit of a few patients?

4 Economic issues


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Stem cell therapy

human embryos aredestroyed to obtainembryonic stem cells

1 Ethical issues

murder?


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Stem cell therapy

how can we ensure that the techniquewould not be used in humanreproductive cloning?

2 Legal issues

the public become used to the destructionof human life?

3 Social issues


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and the

1 Some issues related to GM food: It poses potential risks to human

health environment Is it play God?economy It weakens the of the

developing countries


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2 Some issues related to animalcloning:

It results in a lack ofvariations genetic

A large number ofare sacrificed

embryos

Its cost is high


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It leads to unclear relationsbetween the human clones andtheir

3 Some issues related to humanreproductive cloning:

Human clones are unnatural orsub -humans

nucleus donors


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It lowers the value of

3 Some issues related to humanreproductive cloning:

Human clones lack self-identitylife

There are risks of abuse


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Will the diagnosis of a genetic

disease before available treatmentcause ?

4 Some issues related to the HGP:

anxiety Who can own or gain access to

personal genetic information?


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Can the presence of a certaingene be used as toprove someone guilty or innocent?

How can we prevent discrimination

against people with particulargenotypes and misuse of geneticinformation?


evidence


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Can the same benefits be obtainedfrom less alternatives?

How is the public perception of an

individual affected by his/hergenetic information?


expensive


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Is it acceptable to use gene therapyfor genetic ?

5 Some issues related to gene therapy: It may be difficult to decide when

gene therapy should be used

enhancement Is it playing God?


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How can we obtain informedconsent from seriously ill patientsor ?

5 Some issues related to gene therapy: It may cause unforeseeable

harmful effects on futuregenerations

embryos


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It may further widen the

5 Some issues related to gene therapy: How can we prevent misuse of

gene therapy?

social class gap


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How can we ensure that thetechnique would not be used in

6 Some issues related to stem celltherapy:

Human are destroyedto obtain embryonic stem cellsembryos

human reproductive cloning ?

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Why do people disagree on cloning awhole person? What factors affect theirviews on it?

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Values guide the way people make

their decision. Values are affected byrel igion, culture and past exper iences,etc.

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Why do people disagree on cloning awhole person? What factors affect theirviews on it?

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I n addition, one thing that benef i ts

some people may not be beneficial toothers. Thus, people may disagree oncloning a whole person.

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Do you support the cloning of awhole person? Why?2Answers vary with students.

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study of ethical issues andimplications brought about bythe advances in the areas of

Bioethics

biological science

and medicineincludesbiotechnology

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raisesbiotechnology

ethicalissues

legalissues

socialissues

economicissues

environmentalissues

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