Human Genome 5

• 1. THE HUMAN GENOME PROJECT.
  Ethical, Legal and Social issues (ELSI) implicating the human genome
  

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

• Origins of bioethics

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.

• Biosafety: since the 1990s, humans, plants, animals were used to improve genetic standards through technological advancement

7. Animal rights: Presence of protest against the use of animals as subjects to dangerous experiments.