DRUŽBENE ZNANOSTI IN RAZVOJ NOVIH NAPREDNIH TEHNOLOGIJ: SINTEZNA BIOLOGIJA
SOCIAL SCIENCES AND THE PROGRESS OF THE NEW EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES: SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY
Author(s): Franc MaliSubject(s): Philosophy of Science, Social development, Demography and human biology, Sociobiology, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Slovensko sociološko društvo (in FDV)
Keywords: synthetic biology; new emerging technologies; negative social hype; scientific and technological risks; economic risks;
Summary/Abstract: In modern societies, the progress of the new emerging technologies needs broad social support. Only in this way will it be possible to achieve the benefits of technological progress for the whole of humankind. In this context, cooperation between social-humanistic and natural-technical thought is very important. As one of the newest emerging technologies, synthetic biology deserves special attention from the social sciences. Namely, synthetic biology is still very unknown in broader society. The main thesis of the article is that the various audit institutions (mostly in Europe) are directing too much attention to the possible biorisks that could appear with the progress of synthetic biology, but do not take the economic risks into account even though such economic risks could even bring the further progress of synthetic biology to a halt.
Journal: Družboslovne razprave
- Issue Year: 31/2015
- Issue No: 79
- Page Range: 63-82
- Page Count: 20
- Language: Slovenian