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- Title
Bioscience and Innovation Research: Examining the GM Animals Case with Indian Researchers Using the Ethical Matrix.
- Authors
Bremer, Scott; Reddy, G. Pakki; Millar, Kate
- Abstract
Scientists working in the biosciences are increasingly required to consider the ethical issues of their research, for example due to government oversight and international research council funding requirements. The translation of ethics into practical processes is an ongoing area of research and several tools have been developed to help scientists identify and consider the ethical dimensions of their research. This article presents the results from a workshop with early-career Indian scientists as they apply a deliberation support tool, viz. the 'Ethical Matrix', to examine the ethical aspects of the development and use of genetically modified (GM) animals. The results are presented in terms of: (i) a completed ethical matrix; (ii) the participants' most significant ethical concerns or priorities regarding GM animals; and (iii) their views on their role as scientific researchers in responding to concerns. The workshop, supported by the ethical matrix, proved useful in nurturing interdisciplinary deliberation on ethical issues. Participants were able to map a diversity of ethical considerations, and recognise the dilemma posed by trading off between these. The findings from this work imply that this method may be a useful approach for structuring ethical analyses processes outside of a European context.
- Subjects
TRANSGENIC animals; ANIMAL genetic engineering; BIOTECHNOLOGY ethics; RESEARCH ethics; ETHICS research; ETHICS
- Publication
Asian Biotechnology & Development Review, 2013, Vol 15, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
0972-7566
- Publication type
Article