Discussion Prompt:

Based on your readings related to the BioCybersecurity section of this course, identify possible ethical considerations and explain your position.

Response:

An emerging topic known as “cyberbiosecurity” deals with the interaction between biosciences clinical and research practice and cybersecurity. Ethical issues that occur include the accessibility and use of confidential information, the possibility of ecological harm, the thought of tampering with nature, and the availability of new therapies and cures. I think that the availability of new therapies and cures is a topic that needs to be discussed more because with the constant new variants of illnesses, due to how rapid bacteria and viruses develop resistance to antibodies so new cures need to constantly be revised.