Researcher perspectives on ethics considerations in epigenetics: an international survey.

ABSTRACT: Over the past decade, bioethicists, legal scholars and social scientists have started to investigate the potential implications of epigenetic research and technologies on medicine and society. There is growing literature discussing the most promising opportunities, as well as arising ethical, legal and social issues (ELSI). This paper explores the views of epigenetic researchers about some of these discussions. From January to March 2020, we conducted an online survey of 189 epigenetic researchers working in 31 countries. We questioned them about the scope of their field, opportunities in different areas of specialization, and ELSI in the conduct of research and knowledge translation. We also assessed their level of concern regarding four emerging non-medical applications of epigenetic tes

SUBMITTER: Dupras C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9440515 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature