Research Article
Christian Ethics Toward Crispr Cas-9 Gene Editing for Human Being
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.11-12-2019.2302140, author={Daniel Fajar Panuntun}, title={Christian Ethics Toward Crispr Cas-9 Gene Editing for Human Being}, proceedings={Proceedings of the First International Conference on Christian and Inter Religious Studies, ICCIRS 2019, December 11-14 2019, Manado, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICCIRS}, year={2020}, month={11}, keywords={ethical crispr cas-9 christian medical}, doi={10.4108/eai.11-12-2019.2302140} }- Daniel Fajar Panuntun
Year: 2020
Christian Ethics Toward Crispr Cas-9 Gene Editing for Human Being
ICCIRS
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.11-12-2019.2302140
Abstract
The usage of Crispr Cas-9 technology for human being still make a lot of controversy world wide. Crispr Cas-9 has the potential to cure terminal diseases such as cancer. This phenomenon of Crispr Cas-9 technology becomes a problem because in the other side it's a method of editing at the gene level. Editing at the gene level can alter the core characteristic of a living thing; it can change them into superhuman, etc. Thus, the usage of this method can be dangerous. According to that matter, it’s needed contribution from Christian ethics to the usage of the tecnology. Christian ethics is formulated from biblical study and literature to provide solution to the development of Crispr Cas-9 technology for human being. This research uses the qualitative and interdisciplinary methods. It's a phenomenology research by examining the proper Christian ethics for the use of Crispr Cas-9 technology. Data collection technique use Bible and literature studies that will be compiled a Christian ethics recommendation for the use of Crispr Cas-9 technology.