Developing a Reflexive, Anticipatory, and Deliberative Approach to Unanticipated Discoveries: Ethical Lessons from iBlastoids

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dc.contributor.authorAnkeny, R.
dc.contributor.authorMunsie, M.
dc.contributor.authorLeach, J.
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractIn this paper, we explore the recent creation of “iBlastoids,” which are 3-D structures that resemble early human embryos prior to implantation which formed via self-organization of reprogrammed adult skin cells. We explore some of the ethical, philosophical, social, and regulatory issues related to this research, with focus particularly on what it means to “anticipate” research outcomes when using novel methods or when serendipitous discoveries are made. We defend the need for reflexive, anticipatory, and deliberative ethical and conceptual work by researchers working in emerging and contentious research domains, in collaboration with interdisciplinary scholars, as well as regulators, funders, and publics.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityRachel A. Ankeny, Megan J. Munsie and Joan Leach
dc.identifier.citationThe American Journal of Bioethics, 2021; 22(1):36-45
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/15265161.2021.1974976
dc.identifier.issn1526-5161
dc.identifier.issn1536-0075
dc.identifier.orcidAnkeny, R. [0000-0002-1547-6031]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/135707
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis (Routledge)
dc.rights© 2021 Taylor & Francis
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2021.1974976
dc.subjectStem cell research; Cloning; Research ethics; Regulatory issues
dc.titleDeveloping a Reflexive, Anticipatory, and Deliberative Approach to Unanticipated Discoveries: Ethical Lessons from iBlastoids
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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