For this last discussion, we will be focusing specifically on the ethical implications of personalized genomics and gene editing.
Once you select a topic, find an article and don’t forget to comment on two other posts by your peers. I chose for example an article that talks about how the FDA prohibited 23andMe from providing health information (featured article) but a couple years later the company made a combat (see attached pdf Can 23andMe have it all?). Having worked in forensics during one of my undergraduate internships, I wonder how many cold cases could have been solved in Peru for example, if 23andMe would have been widely available. While the company offers both ancestry and carrier reports, are the right policies in place to protect the customers’ genetic information? Similarly, what are the ethical and social issues of gene editing?
https://www.science.org/content/article/frustrated-us-fda-issues-warning-23andme3Clicks: Francisco Miranda, Shealee Perkins, Dylan Gomez
Can 23andMe have it all?.pdf
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Chenel Moore
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For this discussion, I wanted to focus on genetically modified food. I chose this topic because it is a concept in which I struggle with from an economical standpoint. I do not feel that GMO foods should be created in efforts to push “higher quality” food with the sole intention of making more money. However, this article is interesting because it introduces the idea of genetically modified foods in order to combat global malnutrition. By having a surplus of genetically modified crops it increases overall accessibility to nutrient rich foods. In any situation, I believe gene editing is only as good as the intentions and should be regulated. In addition, the article explains a schematic representation of CRISPR as well utilizing gene editing to provide more nutrient dense crops. Furthermore, the article makes mention of various countries like the US, Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Colombia. All of these countries have established a product-based regulation that are free from GMO monitoring and other countries alike are working hard to establish a world-wide effort to push favor towards GMO. However, I still feel that it should be monitored and labeled.
https://www.frontiersin.org/files/Articles/932859/…
Justine Moriarty
Mark as readMore OptionsThis week for our final module we will be learning about personalized genomics and gene editing. The ability to edit genes comes with an innate ethical concern. These ethical concerns can apply to humans and animals alike. Gene editing is now a very useful alternative for farmed animal breeding. These technological advancements allow farmers to move beyond conventional breeding methods to bring out more desirable traits. Given the choice to adjust a gene which allows your stock to become more resistant to viruses seems like a no-brainer, but what effects with this confidence have on the animal’s welfare? If the ability to edit genes of farm animals leads to the decay of their conditions and care, then it is an unethical practice. Though, with some simple guidelines maybe the animal’s overall welfare can be preserved alongside use of gene editing.https://www.nuffieldbioethics.org/publications/gen…THE NUFFIELD COUNCIL ON BIOETHICSGenome editing and farmed animals –