Post on 18-Jun-2015
2. History of the human genome project
Begun in 1990
It was a large-scale global project, that involved research teams
in 20 different countries, allocated over US$ 3 billion in public
sector funding alone
It was completed in the year 2003 which was two years earlier than
predicted.
3. Human Genome: Ethics
4. The bioethics principles are based on: loving oneself, to
love life, justice and do good. 5. Three major ways of viewing
Bioethics: Descriptive bioethics: the way peopole analyze life as
affecting their responsibilities and moral actions.
Perspective bioethics: telling people what is acceptable and
unacceptable and the rights of others.
Interactive bioethics: the debate and discussions involving people,
societal groups and communities.
6. Ethical reviews of the human genome project.
7. Animal rights: Presence of protest against the use of animals as subjects to dangerous experiments.