Ethical, legal and social issues of genetically modifying insect vectors for public health
Ethical, legal and social issues of genetically modifying insect vectors for public health
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DOI：
10.1016/j.ibmb.2005.02.010
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发表时间：
2005-07-01
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3.8
通讯作者：
Macer, D
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作者：
Macer, D
使用转基因昆虫控制人类疾病符合国际社会减少人类痛苦的共同道德规范。本文考虑了一系列伦理问题，包括动物权利、知情同意、社区共识和环境观点。每个社区都需要决定自己在伦理遗传工程疾病政策指导方法方面的优先事项，并与邻国进行谈判。转基因昆虫的方法引起了一些内在的伦理问题;然而，重要的环境和人类健康问题需要在释放任何转基因昆虫之前进行评估。每个社区采取的政策应该是社会所有部门公开对话的产物。预计这一进程将需要数年时间，而且并非所有社区都赞同对昆虫病媒采取遗传控制办法。(c)2005年由Elsevier Ltd.出版
The use of genetically modified (GM) insects for control of human disease can be consistent with common ethical norms of international society to reduce human suffering. This paper considers a range of ethical issues including animal rights, informed consent, community consensus and environmental viewpoints. Each community needs to decide its own priorities for methodology of disease policy guidance for ethical genetic engineering, and to negotiate with neighbouring countries. The approach to genetically modify insects raises few intrinsic ethical issues; however, important environmental and human health concerns need to be assessed before release of any GM insects. The policy that each community adopts should be the product of open dialogue involving all sectors of society. It can be expected that this process will take years and not all communities will endorse genetic control approaches to insect vectors. (c) 2005 Published by Elsevier Ltd.