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Genetic Engineering Revolution
Genetic engineering in general, and human genetic editing in particular, is revolutionizing humankind’s self-understanding: an evolved organism...
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“Frequently Asked Questions” About Genetic Engineering in Farm Animals: A Frame Analysis
Calls for public engagement on emerging agricultural technologies, including genetic engineering of farm animals, have resulted in the development of...
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The principle of procreative beneficence and its implications for genetic engineering
Molecular genetic engineering technologies such as CRISPR/Cas9 have made the accurate and safe genetic engineering of human embryos possible. Further...
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Genetic Engineering
In this chapter I will apply the PP to ethical and policy issues related to genetic engineering of microbes, plants, animals, and human beings. I...
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The Debate on Biotechnology and Genetic Therapy
This chapter discusses some of the ethical dilemmas around genetic engineering. First, it provides a brief review of the historical and scientific...
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Climate Change and Human Engineering
Recently, several scholars have argued that governments worldwide should seriously consider using direct human engineering to curb global climate...
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Climate Change and Human Engineering
Recently, several scholars have argued that governments worldwide should seriously consider using direct human engineering to curb global climate...
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COVID-19 pandemic reveals challenges in engineering ethics education
Engineering ethics can be divided into three spheres, namely the technical, the professional, and the social. Ideally, engineering students should...
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Reverse-Engineering Risk
Three philosophical accounts of risk dominate the contemporary literature. On the probabilistic account, risk has to do with the probability of a...
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Technology as Driver for Morally Motivated Conceptual Engineering
New technologies are the source of uncertainties about the applicability of moral and morally connotated concepts. These uncertainties sometimes call...
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Making sense of ‘genetic programs’: biomolecular Post–Newell production systems
The biomedical literature makes extensive use of the concept of a genetic program. So far, however, the nature of genetic programs has received no...
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A Simondon-Deleuzean Characterization of Engineering Design
Engineering is understood as a profession that involves a formative process, through which the conditions that allow the recognition of its...
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‘Judgment’ in Engineering Philosophical Discussions and Pedagogical Opportunities
The aim of this work is to lay a foundation for discussion on the importance of philosophy in professional training sustained in the mainstream...
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The representation, quantification, and nature of genetic information
Current genetics studies often refer to notions from information science. The purpose of this paper is to summarize and structure the different...
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Transhumanism (See Enhancement; Transplantation; Genetic Engineering)
Transhumanism refers to a philosophical movement that believes the human race can evolve beyond its current physical and mental limitations such as...
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Digital Sequence Information and Plant Genetic Resources: Global Policy Meets Interoperability
Plant genetic resources are source genetic material for conducting research and breeding. The use of this material is subject to international and...
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Science Fiction and Engineering: Between Dystopias, (E)Utopias, and Uchronias
Storytelling, in particular, science fiction, has a fundamental role to play in creating other possible worlds. Consequently, science fiction can be...
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Who’s afraid of genetic tests?: An assessment of Singapore’s public attitudes and changes in attitudes after taking a genetic test
BackgroundAs a consequence of precision medicine initiatives, genomic technologies have rapidly spread around the world, raising questions about...
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Genetic Modification (GMOs), General
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are those whose genetic material has been altered via genetic engineering such as molecular cloning,...
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Codes of Engineering Ethics: Recent Trends
The Ethics Codes Collection of the Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions at the Illinois Institute of Technology (...