CRISPR-CAS9, biosafety and bioethics: a jusphilosophical and environmental analysis of genetic engineering

AutorÉmilien Vilas Boas Reis - Bruno Torquato de Oliveira
CargoPhD in Philosophy from Universidade do Porto (2014), Doctor in Philosophy from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (2010), Master of Philosophy from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (2006) and graduated in Philosophy at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (2004). He is Associate Professor at the ...
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Émilien Vilas Boas Reis
PhD in Philosophy from Universidade do Porto (2014), Doctor in Philosophy from the
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (2010), Master of Philosophy from the
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (2006) and graduated in Philosophy
at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (2004). He is Associate Professor at the Escola
Superior Dom Helder Câmara (Belo Horizonte) at graduate and postgraduate levels
(master’s /doctorate).
E-mail:mboasr@yahoo.com.br
http://dx.doi.org/10.18623/rvd.v16i34.1490
CRISPR-CAS9, BIOSAFETY AND BIOETHICS: A
JUSPHILOSOPHICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL
ANALYSIS OF GENETIC ENGINEERING
Bruno Torquato de Oliveira
Doctor and Master in Law from PUC Minas, Professor of the Master’s Degree in Direito
Ambiental e Desenvolvimento Sustentável at Escola Superior Dom Helder Câmara (Belo Ho-
rizonte). He is the coordinator of the specialization course in Direito Urbanístico e Ambiental
at PUC Minas Virtual, professor at the graduation and specialization courses in Law at PUC
Minas and at the Escola Superior Dom Helder Câmara and researcher at Centro de Estudos
em Biodireito – CEBID (cebid.com.br).
E-mail: brunotorquato@hotmail.com
ABSTRACT
       
and risks of genetically manipulating and altering living organisms in
order to bring about characteristics that are favorable to themselves and
to humans. With an interdisciplinary method, involving Philosophy, Law,
Biosafety and Bioethics, this paper aims to verify the consequences that
the use of this technique can bring to the genetic nature of organisms,
especially from the ethical and legal points of view. As a legal and
biosafety reference, we opted for Brazilian Law n. 11.105/2005 and for
philosophical and bioethical reference, we approach the controversy
between the German thinkers Jürgen Habermas and Peter Sloterdijk, who
analyzed the subject of genetic engineering and the risk of eugenics. It is a
theoretical-bibliographic research, which uses deductive reasoning on the
legal-philosophical impacts of the CRISPR-Cas9 technique. The practice
of genetic engineering, despite the risks, may be an inevitable procedure
in the present stage of human development and confronting it with an
understanding of legal and bioethical responsibilities becomes essential.
Keywords: CRISPR-Cas9; genetic manipulation; genetic engineering;
biosafety; bioethics.
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CRISPR-CAS9, BIOSSEGURANÇA E BIOÉTICA: UMA ANÁLISE
JUSFILOSÓFICA-AMBIENTAL DA ENGENHARIA GENÉTICA
RESUMO
A nova técnica de engenharia genética CRISPR-Cas9 projeta benefícios
e riscos de se manipular e alterar geneticamente organismos vivos, de
forma a trazer características favoráveis a eles mesmos e aos seres
humanos. Com abordagem     
     
    
genética dos organismos, sobretudo dos pontos de vista ético e jurídico.

         
controvérsia entre os pensadores alemães Jürgen Habermas e Peter
          
       
        
técnica do CRISPR-Cas9. A prática da engenharia genética, apesar
dos riscos, pode ser um procedimento inevitável diante do atual estágio
de desenvolvimento humano e enfrentá-la com a compreensão das
responsabilidades jurídica e bioética torna-se essencial.
Palavras-chave: CRISPR-Cas9; manipulação genética; engenharia
genética; biossegurança; bioética.

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