Question

Why were laws passed to control the usage of knowledge of human genome?

• A. Humans are always prone to exploit any new knowledge to their benefit and often at the cost of the cost of another individual’s harm.
• B. The genome of an individual is considered to be personal property and needs to be protected by law.
• C. The knowledge of an individual’s genome could be used to inflict harm.
• D. All the above

Answer 1

The correct option is D All the above

Humans have had a dubious history of using new knowledge for a negative purpose. Moreover, the human genome is a very personal information. It is almost like knowing another person’s name, bank account number, ATM PIN cards and passwords to e-mail accounts. It is very important to protect the knowledge of human genome with laws that prevent unlawful usage.