An overview of ethical concerns in re-engineering the human body

Today, the tremendous possibilities that arise with scientific advancements in medicine, biotechnology, and affiliated sciences are distinct and clear. And so are the abuses, negative implications, and ethical dilemmas that arise with such revolutionary technology. As a civilized global society, it...

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Main Authors:	Syed, Bilal Shah, Hussain, Mahmud, Yusof Khan, Zarinah Jan, Sayed, Inayatullah Shah
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Language:	English
Published:	Scholars Middle East Publishers 2017
Subjects:	TA164 Bioengineering
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spelling	iium-599362017-12-21T03:22:38Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/59936/ An overview of ethical concerns in re-engineering the human body Syed, Bilal Shah Hussain, Mahmud Yusof Khan, Zarinah Jan Sayed, Inayatullah Shah TA164 Bioengineering Today, the tremendous possibilities that arise with scientific advancements in medicine, biotechnology, and affiliated sciences are distinct and clear. And so are the abuses, negative implications, and ethical dilemmas that arise with such revolutionary technology. As a civilized global society, it is our responsibility to ensure that such achievements may not be marred by the negligent actions of a few. The potential of gene modification technology is very exciting indeed, but we need to advance with caution for the sake of the safety of our global community. The aim of this article is to highlight the current practices and experimentations being conducted in the field of genetic engineering, the laws or the lack of laws pertaining to genetic engineering, the ethical concerns that arise from dwelling into such experiments and the Islamic perspective on this issue. This study reached to the conclusion that the status quo restricts scientists from conducting unauthorised experiments based on a voluntary moratorium. There should be well defined boundaries that do not create unethical issues while at the same time promote research in this field which has the potential to cure diseases and improve the well-being of humankind. Scholars Middle East Publishers 2017-10-30 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/59936/1/SB-310525-528.pdf Syed, Bilal Shah and Hussain, Mahmud and Yusof Khan, Zarinah Jan and Sayed, Inayatullah Shah (2017) An overview of ethical concerns in re-engineering the human body. Scholars Bulletin, 3 (10). pp. 525-528. ISSN 2412-9771 E-ISSN 2412-897X http://scholarsbulletin.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/SB-310525-528.pdf 10.21276/sb.2017.3.10.16
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description	Today, the tremendous possibilities that arise with scientific advancements in medicine, biotechnology, and affiliated sciences are distinct and clear. And so are the abuses, negative implications, and ethical dilemmas that arise with such revolutionary technology. As a civilized global society, it is our responsibility to ensure that such achievements may not be marred by the negligent actions of a few. The potential of gene modification technology is very exciting indeed, but we need to advance with caution for the sake of the safety of our global community. The aim of this article is to highlight the current practices and experimentations being conducted in the field of genetic engineering, the laws or the lack of laws pertaining to genetic engineering, the ethical concerns that arise from dwelling into such experiments and the Islamic perspective on this issue. This study reached to the conclusion that the status quo restricts scientists from conducting unauthorised experiments based on a voluntary moratorium. There should be well defined boundaries that do not create unethical issues while at the same time promote research in this field which has the potential to cure diseases and improve the well-being of humankind.
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title	An overview of ethical concerns in re-engineering the human body
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An overview of ethical concerns in re-engineering the human body

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