Read the Following: [Scientists in the Twenty-First Century] Do Not

question 20

Multiple Choice

Read the following: [Scientists in the twenty-first century] do not lack technical expertise; they lack wisdom. We live in a world where biology enables our ability to manipulate the human genome . . . [which] is far ahead of our legal or philosophical ability to regulate how to use this knowledge in fruitful ways. . . . How do we help scientists think in an ethical context? How do we help scientists decide whether or not certain questions should be pursued? (Nikitina, 2006, p. 260)
Nikitina is advocating:

• A) That scientists should not be able to manipulate the human genome.
• B) That scientists should integrate other disciplines from the humanities into their own disciplinary expertise to help incorporate ethics (philosophical insights) into their practices.
• C) That scientists should have good lawyers.

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