Joint Response with RSB: Nuffield Council on Bioethics call for evidence Considering Future Generations, the Environment, and the Interest of Non-human Species in the Analysis of Emerging Technologies
Several AMI members contributed to our submission to the Royal Society of Biology who compiled a joint response to the Nuffield Council on Bioethics call for evidence 'Considering Future Generations, the Environment, and the Interest of Non-human Species in the Analysis of Emerging Technologies'.
Four members shared their insight on the importance of considering non-human species in analyses of future technologies. All contributors emphasize the foundational role of microbes in ecosystem health and planetary stability. They attribute microbes' invisibility and complexity as key reason for their lack of integration in most policy frameworks. Highlighting antimicrobial resistance as a case study, contributors emphasize the importance of carefully considering the role of microbes for effective policy solutions, especially in the long term.
You can read our members' contributions, and the Royal Society of Biology's final submission, below.
Contributors
- Dr. Luay Abu-Qatouseh Head of Medical Analyses Department Faculty of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences University of Petra Amman-Jordan
- Adeniyi Olarewaju Adeleye (BSc, MPH, MSc, PhD) Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Physical Sciences, Federal University Dutse, Nigeria.
- Emmanuel Okyere Sakyi National Public Health and Reference Laboratory, Ghana
- Muhammed Duman Bursa Uludag University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Aquatic Animal Diseases, Turkey
This response was collated and drafted by AMI's policy team, Daisy Neale and Irene Lavergne.