اخلاق و ايمني در فناوري زستي نوين

Bioethics and Biosafety in Biotechnology

Background: Although biotechnology is the science of Godʹs creation, but potential risks are presented by this technology as well. The magnitude and scope of the consequences to human and animal health and ecosystems may be very serious as the effects are irreversible. Nations of the Thirld World countries are increasingly faced with the prospect of the introduction into their countries of genetically modified organisms (GMOʹs) and products thereof. These will enter the ThirId WorId countries in greater abaundance as the movement by consumers, manufacturers and retailers in developed countries to reject these GMOs and products thereof. The ethics about this technology and especially environmental biotechnology is distinguished. Intrinsic and extrinsic ethics due to scientific and unapproved information of the genetic material and... are of importance. Conclusion: There are countries In the world which their economics depends on modem biotechnology. In many countries unavailability of rules and regulation is the major cause of biopiracy. The existence of International and National Laws and regulations are of the great importance. Neverthless in some countries common rules and regulations are available but they are not specifically for Genetically Modified Organisms from ethical and biosafety point of view.