Ardekani Ali M
Reproductive Biotechnology Research Center.
J Med Ethics Hist Med. 2009 Jul 13;2:11. Print 2009.
In the past decade, the human genome has been completely sequenced and the knowledge from it has begun to influence the fields of biological and social sciences in fundamental ways. Identification of about 25000 genes in the human genome is expected to create great benefits in diagnosis and treatment of diseases in the coming years. However, Genetic technologies have also created many interesting and difficult ethical issues which can affect the human societies now and in the future. Application of genetic technologies in the areas of stem cells, cloning, gene therapy, genetic manipulation, gene selection, sex selection and preimplantation diagnosis has created a great potential for the human race to influence and change human life on earth as we know it today. Therefore, it is important for leaders of societies in the modern world to pay attention to the advances in genetic technologies and prepare themselves and those institutions under their command to face the challenges which these new technologies induce in the areas of ethics, law and social policies.
在过去十年中，人类基因组已被完全测序，从中获得的知识已开始从根本上影响生物科学和社会科学领域。预计在人类基因组中识别出约25000个基因将在未来几年给疾病的诊断和治疗带来巨大益处。然而，基因技术也引发了许多有趣且棘手的伦理问题，这些问题会影响当下及未来的人类社会。基因技术在干细胞、克隆、基因治疗、基因操控、基因选择、性别选择和植入前诊断等领域的应用，为人类带来了巨大潜力，使其能够如我们如今所知的那样，影响和改变地球上的人类生活。因此，当今世界各国的领导人重视基因技术的进展，并让自己以及其领导下的机构做好准备，以应对这些新技术在伦理、法律和社会政策领域引发的挑战，这一点至关重要。
