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Microbiome ethics, guiding principles for microbiome research, use and knowledge management.
Environ. Microbiome 17:50 (2022)
The overarching biological impact of microbiomes on their hosts, and more generally their environment, reflects the co-evolution of a mutualistic symbiosis, generating fitness for both. Knowledge of microbiomes, their systemic role, interactions, and impact grows exponentially. When a research field of importance for planetary health evolves so rapidly, it is essential to consider it from an ethical holistic perspective. However, to date, the topic of microbiome ethics has received relatively little attention considering its importance. Here, ethical analysis of microbiome research, innovation, use, and potential impact is structured around the four cornerstone principles of ethics: Do Good; Don't Harm; Respect; Act Justly. This simple, but not simplistic approach allows ethical issues to be communicative and operational. The essence of the paper is captured in a set of eleven microbiome ethics recommendations, e.g., proposing gut microbiome status as common global heritage, similar to the internationally agreed status of major food crops.
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Publication type
Article: Journal article
Document type
Review
Keywords
Ethics ; Fair Principles ; Fao International Treaty ; Global Common Heritage ; Microbiome ; Planetary Health
ISSN (print) / ISBN
2524-6372
e-ISSN
2524-6372
Journal
Environmental Microbiome
Quellenangaben
Volume: 17,
Issue: 1,
Article Number: 50
Publisher
BioMed Central
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Reviewing status
Peer reviewed
Institute(s)
Research Unit Comparative Microbiome Analysis (COMI)
Grants
European Union’s H2020 Research and Innovation Programme