1. [The crispr / cas9 techniques applied to human genetic enhancement: a biotechnological, anthropological-philosophical and legal dialogue].
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Santa María D Angelo R, Quiceno Osorio JD, Torres Flor A, and Perochena Escalante AC
- Subjects
- Anthropology, Biotechnology ethics, Biotechnology legislation & jurisprudence, Biotechnology methods, Congenital Abnormalities genetics, Eugenics legislation & jurisprudence, Eugenics methods, Gene Editing, Genetic Enhancement legislation & jurisprudence, Genetic Enhancement methods, Genetic Therapy, Genome, Human, Human Characteristics, Human Rights, Humans, Internationality, Mutation, Philosophy, Respect, CRISPR-Cas Systems, Genetic Enhancement ethics, Interdisciplinary Communication
- Abstract
The CRISPR editing method is revolutionary. This technique opens the possibility of countless operations in the genome of living beings. However, the risks are high and, in some cases, unpredictable. Therefore, based on an anthropology that recognizes the human person with an inherent dignity that includes the body, this article intends to propose bases for a regulation capable of facing the challenge of CRISPR, especially, given the possibility of confusing its therapeutic resource with the eugenics, also before the imminent risk of unleashing unforeseen consequences such as mutations, malformations and side effects that could be devastating for human life.
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- 2020
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