Title |
Genome editing: Bioethics shows the way
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Published in |
PLoS Biology, March 2017
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DOI | 10.1371/journal.pbio.2001934 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Carolyn P. Neuhaus, Arthur L. Caplan |
Abstract |
When some scientists hear the word "bioethics," they break out in intellectual hives. They shouldn't. Good bioethics is about enabling science to move forward. Bioethics pushes scientists to acknowledge that they operate not within a vacuum but within a society in which diverse perspectives and values must be engaged. Bioethicists give voice to those divergent perspectives and provide a framework to facilitate informed and inclusive discussions that spur progress, rather than stall it. The field is needed to advance cutting-edge biomedical research in domains in which the benefits to be had are enormous, such as genome editing, but ethical concerns persist. |
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Finland | 3 | 5% |
United Kingdom | 3 | 5% |
France | 3 | 5% |
Italy | 2 | 3% |
Australia | 2 | 3% |
Germany | 2 | 3% |
Canada | 2 | 3% |
Belgium | 2 | 3% |
Other | 8 | 12% |
Unknown | 23 | 35% |
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Scientists | 18 | 27% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 6 | 9% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 6% |
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 18% |
Student > Bachelor | 9 | 15% |
Student > Master | 9 | 15% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 3% |
Other | 5 | 8% |
Unknown | 12 | 20% |
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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 10 | 17% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 10% |
Philosophy | 2 | 3% |
Social Sciences | 2 | 3% |
Other | 9 | 15% |
Unknown | 15 | 25% |