Enhancing Animals is “Still Genetics”: Perspectives of Genome Scientists and Policymakers on Animal and Human Enhancement
Overall, respondents viewed that animal enhancement is unburdened by the ethical complexities of human enhancement. These views may be related to participant perceptions of animals' lesser moral status and because germline editing in animals is common practice.
Authors
- Zachary Ferguson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5553-845X)
- Rebecca L. Walker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3789-3992)
- Margaret Waltz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2582-145X)
- Lauren Mitchell
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- AJOB Empirical Bioethics
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/23294515.2024.2441688
- Primary Topic
- Animal Genetics and Reproduction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Human Genome Research Institute