RT Article
T1 Public Deliberation about Gene Editing in the Wild
JF The Hastings Center report
VO 51
SP 2
OP 10
A1 Gusmano, Michael K.
A1 Kaebnick, Gregory E.
A1 Maschke, Karen J.
A1 Neuhaus, Carolyn P.
A1 Wills, Ben Curran
A2 Kaebnick, Gregory E.
A2 Maschke, Karen J.
A2 Neuhaus, Carolyn P.
A2 Wills, Ben Curran
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1787217124
AB Genetic editing technologies have long been used to modify domesticated nonhuman animals and plants. Recently, attention and funding have also been directed toward projects for modifying nonhuman organisms in the shared environment—that is, in the "wild." Interest in gene editing nonhuman organisms for wild release is motivated by a variety of goals, and such releases hold the possibility of significant, potentially transformative benefit. The technologies also pose risks and are often surrounded by a high uncertainty. Given the stakes, scientists and advisory bodies have called for public engagement in the science, ethics, and governance of gene editing research in nonhuman organisms. Most calls for public engagement lack details about how to design a broad public deliberation, including questions about participation, how to structure the conversations, how to report on the content, and how to link the deliberations to policy. We summarize the key design elements that can improve broad public deliberations about gene editing in the wild.
K1 Bioethics
K1 de-extinction
K1 democratic deliberation
K1 gene drive
K1 gene editing
K1 governance of emerging technologies
K1 public deliberation
K1 Public engagement
DO 10.1002/hast.1314