Human genome project. Ethical problems to consider in natural science races

Abstract

Nowadays, given the vertiginous rhythm of scientific and technical progress, the state of nature constitutes a conscious concern of society, since nature, by remaining medium, transforms into time into an end. In this way the relationship of men with nature acquires a moral sense. The moral attitude toward nature acquires a specific form when it comes to living nature. In relation to the above, the scientific results obtained in the project on the Human Genome (HGP) have not always been used properly, some scientists have helped to prevent the dangers involved in the advancement of genetics and have opposed the exploitation commercial genome data; However, around this problem there have been ethical problems because there are situations that demand or at least require an action to be undertaken, this action is presented as dependent on a real responsibility and the characteristics of the situation alone are not enough to guide the action. In this research, an analysis is made of the main ethical problems resulting from the unscrupulous manipulation of this knowledge and methodological proposals are given on how to approach them from the teaching-learning process in Natural Sciences careers.