"Responsible Innovation" in Synthetic Biology

Authors

MA Shiwen, Department of Philosophy, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
WANG Guoyu, School of Philosophy, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China; Center for Biomedical Ethics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China

Keywords

synthetic biology; responsible innovation; responsibility; risk

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Synthetic biology is a novel discipline combining biology with engineering, chemistry, computer science, etc., which has great development potential and promising application prospect in the fields of energy, biomedicine, agriculture and chemistry, etc. However, the research and innovation of synthetic biology are faced with risks and ethical challenges. This study traces the theoretical origin of "responsible (research and) innovation", and points out that "responsible innovation" will actively expand the responsibility ethics and sublimate technology evaluation and technology ethical, legal, and social implications/issues (ELSI) research. Based on the analysis of necessity and urgency of "responsible innovation" in synthetic biology, this study suggests to establish and improve the institution and mechanism of "responsible innovation" in synthetic biology and promote the modernization of the national regulation system and capacity of scientific innovation in China from the following six aspects, namely, speeding up the legislation of biosafety, risk and ethics assessment, responsibility education and regulation, public dialogue and participation, interdisciplinary collaboration and global governance.

First page

751

Last Page

762

Language

Chinese

Publisher

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Recommended Citation

Shiwen, MA and Guoyu, WANG (2020) ""Responsible Innovation" in Synthetic Biology," Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version): Vol. 35 : Iss. 6 , Article 11.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.16418/j.issn.1000-3045.20200311001
Available at: https://bulletinofcas.researchcommons.org/journal/vol35/iss6/11