" What is Bioethics?

Certain acts are regulated by communities to consider their legitimacy. Such regulation is called ethics. Bioethics include standards followed by us to regulate the activities linked with biological activities. Unexpected methods are being adopted in the fields of biology like recombinant DNA technology and pharmaceutical studies.

Bioethical concerns related to biotechnology are:

(i) For the production of pharmaceutical products like proteins many animals are reduced to the status of factory.

(ii) Animals undergo great physical sufferings while performing experiments on them.

(iii) There is violation of 'integrity of species' due to transferring of a transgene from one species to another.

(iv) 'Concept of humanness' is diluted due to introduction of human genes to various animals or vice versa.

(v) Biotechnological studies have been considered as mere exploitation of living beings.

(vi) Biodiversity may be affected due to biotechnological experiments, thus posing a threat to environment.

Validity of above concerns should be evaluated by each community and to take the impartial decision that whether these activities should be carried or not?

* Ethical Issues :-👇🏻

(i) Introduction of a transgene from one species into another species violates the 'integrity of species'.

(ii) Biotechnology may lead to unforeseen risks to the environment, including risk to biodiversity. It can disturb the existing ecological balance.

'Transfer of human genes into animals (and vice-versa) dilutes the concepts of humanness.

(iii) Utilisation of animals in biotechnology causes great suffering to them.

(iv) There is a other biological damage. It can accidentally create new infectious agents.

(v) When animals are used for production of pharmaceutical proteins, they are virtually reduced to the status of a 'factory'.

(vi) It is considered disrespectful to living beings and only exploits them for the benefit of human beings.

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