Normative and Conceptual Issues in the Regulation of Biotechnology in the Nation's Bays and Estuaries

美国海湾和河口生物技术监管的规范和概念问题

• 批准号: 8619104
• 负责人: Mark Sagoff
• 金额: $ 6.17万
• 依托单位: University of Maryland, College Park
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1987
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1987-09-01 至 1990-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8619104&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Normative; Conceptual; Issues; Regulation; Biotechnology

This project will identify and analyze ethical and conceptual issues involved in the regulation of recombinant DNA organisms in aquatic systems. Statues governing aquatic ecosystems reflect aesthetic, cultural, and moral values, which provide a context for analyzing public concerns for the natural environment. In this project, the principal investigator will examine concepts of pollution, water quality, and biological integrity, which are central to the regulatory framework, in relation to the sorts of changes that recombinant DNA organisms may cause to occur in marine environments. The ways in which such changes are described and classified, and the choice of environmental and ecological indices with which to assess risks or harms, will be crucial to how recombinant DNA organisms are regulated. The project involves philosophical analysis of the relevant scientific, regulatory, and philosophical literatures and on-going, on-site interaction with marine and estuarine scientists at several University of Maryland laboratories and centers. In addition, the principal investigator will participate in a working group of biologists, ecologists, social scientists, regulators and scholars. Group members will prepare and critique each others' papers on scientific, regulatory, and ethical issues associated with application of recombinant DNA organisms in aquatic environments. Products will include a book containing the papers by the interdisciplinary working group and a series of essays by the principal investigator, for publication in scholarly and professional journals. This project will make a valuable contribution to the understanding of scientists and the public and its officials about ethical and value issues associated with environmental applications of recombinant DNA organisms, particularly in marine and estuarine environments. Because of their track record and resources, the principal investigator and institutional environment are uniquely suited for this project; the working group members provide the right mix of expertise and affiliations to complement the skills available from the institutional sponsor. The research design is appropriate; costs are reasonable; and results are likely to be useful and widely distributed. Total support in the amount of $61,668 is recommended.

这个项目将确定和分析伦理和概念问题 参与水生生物中重组DNA生物的调节 系统. 管理水生生态系统的雕像反映了美学， 文化和道德价值观，这为分析 公众对自然环境的关注。 本工程 首席研究员将研究污染，水， 质量和生物完整性，这是监管的核心 框架，与重组DNA 在海洋环境中可能发生的生物。 的方式 这种变化被描述和分类，以及选择 评估风险的环境和生态指标，或 这将对如何调控重组DNA生物至关重要。 该项目涉及相关科学的哲学分析， 法规和哲学文献以及正在进行的现场 与几所大学海洋和河口科学家的互动 马里兰州的实验室和中心 此外，校长 调查人员将参加一个生物学家工作组， 生态学家、社会科学家、监管者和学者。 组成员 将准备和评论彼此的科学论文， 与应用相关的监管和伦理问题 水生环境中的重组DNA生物。 产品将 包括一本书，其中载有跨学科工作的论文， 小组和一系列的论文，由首席研究员，为 在学术和专业期刊上发表文章。 该项目将对了解 科学家和公众及其官员对道德和价值的看法 与重组DNA的环境应用相关的问题 生物，特别是在海洋和河口环境中。 因为 他们的跟踪记录和资源，主要研究人员和 机构环境是唯一适合这个项目; 工作组成员提供适当的专业知识组合， 附属机构，以补充机构提供的技能， 担保人 研究设计适当;费用合理;以及 结果很可能是有用的，并得到广泛传播。 总支持 建议数额为61 668美元。