14 articles in this issue
Fernando Lolas Stepke
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Jean-Luc M.J. Antoine
The idea of an utopian city is almost as old as human thinking. It consists in a society theoretically perfect and transparent where everything is under control, so that citizens could achieve happiness.In this article, using a historical perspective, we ... see more
Alfredo G. Kohn Loncarica, Delia Outomuro, Jaime Bortz, Norma Isabel Sánchez
The development of molecular genetics in the last two decades brought about important changes in the knowledge of physiopathology of the diseases, modifying the criteria for diagnosis and treatment and presenting the physician with new concepts originated... see more
Claude Vergès
The relations between genetics and bioethics in Latin America are analyzed through the relations between scientific power and human rights in the particular conditions of this continent. Particularly, the myth of genetics'power to reach perfect health is ... see more
Fernando Lolas Stepke, Eduardo Rodríguez Yunta, Carolina Valdebenito Herrera
The present reflection refers to data obtained about the social representations of genomic research and its applications through the review of local literature written by biomedical researchers in four Latin American countries: Argentine, Chile, Mexico an... see more
Sandra Herrera Vásquez, Eduardo Rodríguez Yunta
In this document we argue the importance of taking into consideration the indigenous traditional knowledge or "ethnoknowledge". The pharmaceutical industries and the biotechnological companies have a great interest in this type of knowledge due to the rea... see more
Manuel J. Santos Alcántara
The Human Genome Project has had a significant impact in Medicine. Genomic Medicine is becoming more preventive than curative. The knowledge obtained by the Human Genome Project has allowed the development of genetic diagnostic tests for patients already ... see more
Alexandre Bota i Arqué
This work starts stating the great increase of pharmacological studies associated with pharmacogenetic studies without clear knowledge of their consequences. The first challenge is to find out whether pharmacogenetic studies have greater implications than... see more
Abdallah S. Daar, Puja Sahni, Peter A. Singer
The new and rapidly advancing field of genomics and related biotechnologies has the ability to either improve or worsen global health inequities. In general, developing countries are left behind in the development of new technologies and advances in genom... see more
Christian Darras
In their respective development, medical ethics, as well as public health, reached a crossing point. This process provokes a tension amongst the principles of medical ethics, due to the contradictions aroused between the individual and the social. Neverth... see more
Jimmy Washburn C.
Human pain and suffering affect our lives. Moreover, mediatic efficiency has contributed to let foreign suffering enter our homes through spectacular presentations. The subject we want to stress here is comprehension of human finitude and bioethics' respo... see more
Luis Moreno Exebio
This paper pretends to identify the ethical criteria established in certain countries with up-to-date norms on biodisponibility/bioequivalence, and to determine if such criteria really protect participants in these investigations. In order to obtain infor... see more
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