Biopolicy, Volume 2, Paper 7 (PY97007) 1997
Online Journal - URL: http://www.bdt.org.br/bioline/py
Biosafety in Biotechnology: Current gaps in Brazilian regulation
relating to cloning
Leila Macedo Oda; Bernardo E. Corre Soares; Telma A. de O. Cardoso
Received March 1997
Revision accepted 26th August
Published September 1st
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Recent cloning experiments that led to the birth of the Roslin 'Dolly'
sheep has led to a greater public concern on ethical issues of science.
Procedures offering risk to the public or the environment should be
regulated accordingly. In Brazil, genetic engineering and the development
of health products derived from biotechnology brought new challenges to
policy makers. Law 8974/95 was set up, based on European Union directives,
to regulate the use of genetic research techniques and the release of
genetically modified organisms in the environment. However, this legal tool
deals only with genetic procedures, not referring to the cloning of
superior organisms. Therefore, advances in molecular biology point to a
social and moral responsibility of the scientist towards nature, demanding
a set of guidelines for the safe use of biotechnological processes.
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