A Review Study on the Application of Biotechongy for Man and Human Right.

Korean J Leg Med. 1998 Oct;22(2):91-94. Korean.

National Academy of Science Republic of Korea, Korea.

Korea University College of Medicine Seoul, Korea.

The application of new biotechnology has developed with tremendous speed, and DNA technology has created ethical problems related human right, such as early diagnosis, mass screening, prenatal diagnosis, carrier detection of genetic diseases, as well as prediction of genetic susceptibility to common diseases, which become more and more important on our social lives, using genetic counselling businesses, together with such preventive measure as prohibition of inbreeding and promotion of family planing in eugenic law, have been mostly effective. Recently medical assisted procreation, such as artificial conception has developed rapidly, and most recently, cloning embryo experiments reported, these application are still in early stages, and followed ethical debates in this new reproductive technologies. The most vexing ethical issues involve techniques with less obvious benefit to society and greater potential for abuse, therefore, this paper discussed the dangers and ethical problems related with human right such as the development of genome plane, employment, insurance, crime detection by DNA fingerprint, medical diagnosis and treatment by biotechnology, and the manipulation of gene also discussed.