The bioethicist who cried "synthetic biology": An analysis of the function of bioterrorism predictions in bioethics

Søren Holm

doi:10.1017/S0963180116000827

The bioethicist who cried "synthetic biology": An analysis of the function of bioterrorism predictions in bioethics

Søren Holm

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This article analyzes a specter that has haunted bioethics almost since its inception, namely the specter of the misuse of biotechnology by maleficent agents bent on mass destruction, or the complete eradication of human kind and life as we know it. The article provides a general account of why bioethicists cry "catastrophic bioterrorism potential" when new biotechnologies emerge, and an analysis of the arguments that flow from the prediction, especially in relation to synthetic biology.

Original language	English
Journal	Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics
Volume	26
Issue number	2
Pages (from-to)	230-238
ISSN	0963-1801
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0963180116000827
Publication status	Published - 2017

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The bioethicist who cried "synthetic biology": An analysis of the function of bioterrorism predictions in bioethics

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