Ethical Considerations of CRISPR Gene Editing

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From the article: Malicious Code Written into DNA infects the Computer that Reads it showcase many possible ethical considerations like informed consent. It is important to always get consent from the participants and whether they were informed or not. From this article one ethical consideration would be whether or not the participants were informed about any risks of the study when providing the DNA samples. Another ethical consideration would be keeping their genetic data protected and secure. The researchers handling the data should make sure sensitive data is bring protected from any unauthorized access or malicious use.

From the article: Hacking Humans: Protecting Our DNA from Cybercriminals one of the ethical consideration that should be focused on is responding to any breaches that occur. Even when all the data has been breached it is considered an ethical obligation to inform and individuals who might have been affected from the breach and communicate with one another to ensure protection is established. Another one is security as mentioned from the previous article that it is necessary to protect genetic information from any malicious acts as well. It should be a responsibility to regularly update and implement and measures to prevent any problems from arising.

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