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A 6 page research paper/essay that discusses bioethics based on an opening scenario. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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organisms to use in human organ growth and transplant. The researcher threatens to continue his work overseas if not granted a patent. This scenario raises some profound questions about bioethics
and the legality of research that could have profound effects on human society. Should this activity be considered a violation of law, a deviant act or none of the above?
There are several issues involved in answering this question. First of all, one can look at the question from the standpoint of research ethics. While the scenario, does not
state overtly the nature of the organism that was created, it does imply that it is compatible with human tissue as it is intended to be used in organ replacement.
This suggests that stem cells were involved in the research. As of 2005, three U.S. patents had already been issues for discoveries made in regards to genetic research. While the
ethics of embryonic stem cell research are controversial, there is no such controversy for the ethics of using adult stem cells and there is no doubt that stem cell research
is one of the most promising areas of research occurring today in the bio-medical field (Davis, 2005). Stem cell research may constitute the "key to healing everything from Parkinsons
disease to spinal cord injuries" (Davis, 2005, p. 205). A patent pending in 2005, if granted, would have granted ownership rights over all "human embryonic stem cells...regardless of how the
stem cells were derived" (Davis, 2005, p. 205). In other words, any scientists who working in the promising field of stem cell research would have to obtain permission, and probably
pay royalties, to the holder of this patent (Davis, 2005). This can hold up the progression of science-or stop it altogether (Davis, 2005). Various legal solutions for this
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