GP resource for pre-university students: How will biotechnology change human life?
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The revolutionary potential of biotechnology has also been accompanied by question marks over the ethical implications of its application.
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- Singapore’s bioethics committee warns against heritable gene editing due to ethical concerns about altering future generations’ DNA.
- AI chatbots have shown potential dangers by providing detailed instructions on creating biological weapons, raising biosecurity issues.
- Singapore launches a synthetic biology lab to develop eco-friendly products and vaccines, while South Korea faces ethical debates over skin boosters made from donated human skin.
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This is a special Straits Times resource for pre-university students as part of The Straits Times-Ministry of Education News Outreach Programme.
The team behind the ST-MOE News Outreach Programme has compiled a series of news resources for you. This week, we look at biotechnology and its implications.
