Features of the Comprehensive Method of Regulation of Genomic Research
https://doi.org/10.17803/lexgen-2023-2-1-45-60
Abstract
This paper represents an attempt by the author to formulate the need for comprehensive regulation of genomic research. The essence of genomic research can be considered through categories such as metascience, synergy, and convergence. Further the article analyzes the various forms of scientific cooperation in this area, in the aims of illustrating the social relations in the field of genomic research, and to highlight their interdisciplinarity and complexity. With reference to the aforesaid social relations, the author proposes the possibility of using a special integrated regulator to govern genomic research, including not only legal, but also ethical and moral norms. The author analyzes a broad range of ethical issues which may arise in the course of genomic research. Conclusions are then drawn with regard to the mechanisms of regulating genomic research by means of the symbiotic method. The article further discusses the relationship of this method with other methods of regulating social relations, suggesting the use of blockchain technology as one of the elements of regulation in the field of genomic research.
About the Author
A. V. Kubyshkin
Advocate's Office ‘SanctaLex’ of the Moscow City Bar Association
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Candidate of Legal Sciences, Advocate
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Kubyshkin A.V. Features of the Comprehensive Method of Regulation of Genomic Research. Lex Genetica. 2023;2(1):45-60. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.17803/lexgen-2023-2-1-45-60
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