Genetic engineering and the law: past, present and beyond: 20+1 criteria to help focus the path to our common future

Margarida Silva

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-24888-7_22

Genetic engineering and the law: past, present and beyond: 20+1 criteria to help focus the path to our common future

Margarida Silva^*

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Abstract

Genetic engineering (GE) is a powerful molecular tool deployed daily in life sciences labs everywhere. When taken out into the world complex issues arise, many unanswered to this day. Three moments in time are considered in this analysis: the past, with the first generation of genetically modified (transgenic) crops, the present, focusing on the current generation of new breeding techniques, and the future, looking into what synthetic biology and cell manufacturing have promised. Twenty criteria that have shown promise in winnowing sustainability from failure, drawn from history, ecology and the law, are applied as tests to help understand whether society is moving towards the right outcome. An additional 21st criterion is suggested and an urgent call for change is issued.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Blue planet law
Subtitle of host publication	the ecology of our economic and technological world
Editors	Maria da Glória Garcia, António Cortês
Publisher	Springer
Pages	273-285
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031248887
ISBN (Print)	9783031248870, 9783031248900
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24888-7_22
Publication status	Published - 2023

Publication series

Name	Sustainable Development Goals Series
ISSN (Print)	2523-3084
ISSN (Electronic)	2523-3092

UN SDGs

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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

Genetic engineering
Public policy
Science vs. Society
Solidarity
Sustainability criteria

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Genetic engineering and the law: past, present and beyond: 20+1 criteria to help focus the path to our common future. / Silva, Margarida.
Blue planet law: the ecology of our economic and technological world. ed. / Maria da Glória Garcia; António Cortês. Springer, 2023. p. 273-285 (Sustainable Development Goals Series).

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Genetic engineering and the law: past, present and beyond: 20+1 criteria to help focus the path to our common future

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Blue planet law: the ecology of our economic and technological world

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