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Research on the views of genes assumed by the new eugenics.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K12826
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 01040:History of thought-related
Research InstitutionKyoto University

Principal Investigator

Akatsuka Kyoko  京都大学, iPS細胞研究所, 特定研究員 (90814244)

Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Keywords新優生学 / 遺伝子操作 / 遺伝子観 / 生命倫理 / デザイナー・ベビー / 生命倫理学
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究の目的は、新優生学思想がどのような遺伝子観を前提としているのかを明らかにすることにより、この思想を理解・評価するための視点を獲得することにある。また、新優生学思想への理解を深めることを第一の目的としながらも、子孫への遺伝子操作をめぐる既存の倫理議論が遺伝子や遺伝に関してどのような前提のもと議論を進めてきたのか分析することで、これまでの議論の妥当性について検討を試みるものである。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aims to reveal the view of genes assumed by the new eugenics by examining the ethical issues surrounding genetic engineering into offspring to acquire a perspective from which to evaluate this ideology. Through this study, it was suggested that the new eugenics assumes the image of disability and disease as a medical model and is strongly oriented towards viewing genes as objectively assessable entities that are independent of the body.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

遺伝子操作や生殖医療技術等の発展に伴い、子孫の遺伝形質の介入に伴う倫理的問題の検討は学術的にも社会的にも喫緊の課題である。こうした技術をめぐる倫理的問題と関連する新優生学に対する評価が定まらない現状において、本研究は新優生学思想の一端を明らかにすることでこの思想を評価する視点を提示することに貢献した。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All 2023 2022 2020 Other

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 3 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Is epigenome editing non-inheritable? Implications for ethics and the regulation2023

    • Author(s)
      Mitsuru Sasaki-Honda, Kyoko Akatsuka, Tsutomu Sawai
    • Journal Title

      Stem Cell Reports

      Volume: 18 11 Issue: 11 Pages: 20052009-20052009

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.stemcr.2023.10.003

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] The regulation of human blastoid research.2022

    • Author(s)
      Sawai Tsutomu、Akatsuka Kyoko、Okui Go、Minakawa Tomohiro
    • Journal Title

      EMBO reports

      Volume: 23 Issue: 10

    • DOI

      10.15252/embr.202256045

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Ethical framework for next-generation genome and epigenome editing.2020

    • Author(s)
      Akatsuka K, Sasaki-Honda M, Sawai T.
    • Journal Title

      American Journal of Bioethics

      Volume: 20(8) Issue: 8 Pages: 32-36

    • DOI

      10.1080/15265161.2020.1782524

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Philosophical Reflections on Value of Intractable Diseases.2022

    • Author(s)
      Sasaki-honda MItsuru、Sawai Tsutomu、 Akatsuka Kyoko
    • Organizer
      16th World Congress of Bioethics 2022
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] A literature review of the ethical debates on the research use of fetal tissue.2022

    • Author(s)
      Akatsuka Kyoko
    • Organizer
      ASHBi WPI Site Visit 2022
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 京都大学iPS細胞研究所 上廣倫理研究部門

    • URL

      https://uehiro-ethics.cira.kyoto-u.ac.jp/publications/

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report

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Published: 2020-04-28   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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