Media portrayal of ethical and social issues in brain organoid research.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Human brain organoids are a valuable research tool for studying brain development, physiology, and pathology. Yet, a host of potential ethical concerns are inherent in their creation. There is a growing group of bioethicists who acknowledge the moral imperative to develop brain organoid technologies and call for caution in this research. Although a relatively new technology, brain organoids and their uses are already being discussed in media literature. Media literature informs the public and policymakers but has the potential for utopian or dystopian distortions. Thus, it is important to understand how this technology is portrayed to the public.

Methods

To investigate how brain organoids are displayed to the public, we conducted a systematic review of media liter

SUBMITTER: Presley A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9006586 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature