Hoza biotechnology safety lecture

Genetic modification of animals: applications and issues

• Safety/risk – What are the long/short-term effects? – Environmental impact • Distributive justice – Who benefits? • Animal welfare – Is the animal harmed? • Spurious/religious concerns – Are we “devaluing” life? Playing God? biotechnology

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Ethical questions arising from use of growth promotants ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Ethical issues in livestock cloning ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Welfare issues related to transgenics and cloning ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Risks associated with transgenics and cloning ,[object Object]

Consumption of animal products from cloned vs. transgenic animals ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Ethical issues arising from the consumption of cloned animal products ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Concerns about animal biotechnology applications ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Distributive justice ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Distributive justice ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Religious and Moral Concerns associated with Transgenics and Cloning ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Moral concerns ⇒ welfare issues ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Moral concerns ⇒ ecological issues ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Implications for human applications ,[object Object],[object Object]

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Who “owns” the technology?

Animal biotechnology and law ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Animal biotechnology and law ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Public education: ethics of implementing biotechnology without public understanding or consent

Responsibility to the public: education ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Conflicts of Interest (Hodges, 2000) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Conflicts of Interest (Hodges, 2000) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Need for scientists to integrate ethical analysis into the scientific process ,[object Object]

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