Table 2 Some ethical, legal, and social issues of synthetic biology health applications
From: Challenges for the European governance of synthetic biology for human health
Types of SynBio applications | ETHICAL, LEGAL, SOCIAL ISSUES (ELSI) OF SYNBIO HEALTH APPLICATIONS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Bio-safety and efficacy of SynBio health products | Dual-use & bio-security issues | Patents and intellectual property | Fundamental ethical questions about engineering (human) life | Other? |
New pharma production processes | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
New kinds of therapeutic products | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
New kinds of diagnostic products | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
New forms of targeted delivery | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Development of pharma products | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |