Research On Ethical Issues Of Transgenic Technology Application

The development of science is promoting the progress of human beings and benefiting them when they enter the 21st century and look forward to the future. One example is the development of transgenic technology. It has become the core of life science. The transgenic technology help solve problems human beings face at present, such as food crisis, the protection of endangered animals and the improving of human's life quality. However, science and technology have two sides. That is to say, transgenic technology brings great benefits, but in the meanwhile it leads to a series of social and ecological problems. Therefore, considering the ethical and moral issues the technology triggers can help develop the technology in the way it can be more beneficial to the human.This thesis is divided into five parts. The first part introduces the background and significance of this study, and the present situations of the topic ant home and abroad. The second part gives a brief introduction to transgenic technology, including its definition, origin and the present situation of it development, and the inevitability of the rapid development of this technology. The third part discusses the ethical issue in the application of the transgenic technology and the corresponding laws and regulations. Especially do the discussions through whether to label genetically modified food. The fourth part analyses the ehtical issues in application of the technology at terms of agriculture, animal and medical research. The fifth part discusses the ethical principles and strategies in the application of transgenic technology, analyze the ethics human should follow in the application of this technology, and puts forwards the ethical solutions.The development and application of any high-tech is accompanied by debates on ethical issues. People debate on the cutting-edge technology which may bring great benefit on one hand, and on the other hand lead to unpredictable enormous risks. The debates are about the ethics, politics and decisions, not the technology itself. The transgenic technology is no exception. On one hand, it has a great positive impact and effect on people's life and production, which cause people's worship for the sacred power of this technology. On the other hand, the development of the transgenic technology leads to new ethical issues. Therefore, only we face the negative effects in developing and applying the transgenic technology, and deeply explore its nature ethically can the transgenic technology confirm to the sustainable development of human and nature.