Regulating Biotechnology: Science, Ethics, Law And Governance Meet Head On In The Age Of Informed Ignorance
Mondaq Business Briefing › United States Law Articles in English (2003)
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Regulating Biotechnology: Science, Ethics, Law And Governance Meet Head On In The Age Of Informed Ignorance
By Mark Mansour, Matthew M. Wright, Natasha L. Drew and Frederick A. Stearns, of Keller and Heckman LLP It has been five years since the cloning of 'Dolly' the sheep and only two years since the unveiling of the completed map of the human genome. In that short time, these and dozens of other major breakthroughs in the biotechnology industry promise to revolutionize not only the business of applied science as we know it, but our understanding of the world around us. Yet, as new biologic technologies explode into new industrial and agricultural applications, governments fall further behind in terms of their understanding of these technical innovations and their confidence to regulate them. As the Age of the Machine slowly gives way to the Age of the Gene, there is scarcely time to consider the larger possibilities, risks, and implications these new technologies present for all of us. Yet nothing is more essential for regulators, consumers, and the biotechnology industry itself. Governments have been ill-equipped (and understandably reluctant) to engage the difficult technical and ethical issues presented by biotechnological innovatio...
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