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Genetic modification and genetic determinism

Overview of attention for article published in Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine, June 2006
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  • In the top 25% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
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Title
Genetic modification and genetic determinism
Published in
Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine, June 2006
DOI 10.1186/1747-5341-1-9
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Authors

David B Resnik, Daniel B Vorhaus

Abstract

In this article we examine four objections to the genetic modification of human beings: the freedom argument, the giftedness argument, the authenticity argument, and the uniqueness argument. We then demonstrate that each of these arguments against genetic modification assumes a strong version of genetic determinism. Since these strong deterministic assumptions are false, the arguments against genetic modification, which assume and depend upon these assumptions, are therefore unsound. Serious discussion of the morality of genetic modification, and the development of sound science policy, should be driven by arguments that address the actual consequences of genetic modification for individuals and society, not by ones propped up by false or misleading biological assumptions.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 3 2%
Brazil 2 1%
Kenya 1 <1%
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Germany 1 <1%
Unknown 138 95%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 54 37%
Student > Master 18 12%
Student > Ph. D. Student 11 8%
Professor > Associate Professor 8 5%
Researcher 6 4%
Other 14 10%
Unknown 35 24%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 24 16%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 23 16%
Medicine and Dentistry 13 9%
Philosophy 10 7%
Social Sciences 8 5%
Other 35 24%
Unknown 33 23%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 8. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 05 February 2023.
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