Microbiome ethics, guiding principles for microbiome research, use and knowledge management

dc.contributor.authorLange, Lene
dc.contributor.authorBerg, Gabriele
dc.contributor.authorCernava, Tomislav
dc.contributor.authorChampomier‑Vergès, Marie‑Christine
dc.contributor.authorCharles, Trevor
dc.contributor.authorCocolin, Luca
dc.contributor.authorCotter, Paul
dc.contributor.authorD’Hondt, Kathleen
dc.contributor.authorKostic, Tanja
dc.contributor.authorMaguin, Emmanuelle
dc.contributor.authorMakhalanyane, Thulani Peter
dc.contributor.authorMeisner, Annelein
dc.contributor.authorRyan, Matthew
dc.contributor.authorKiran, George Seghal
dc.contributor.authorDe Souza, Rafael Soares
dc.contributor.authorSanz, Yolanda
dc.contributor.authorSchloter, Michael
dc.contributor.authorSmidt, Hauke
dc.contributor.authorWakelin, Steve
dc.contributor.authorSessitsch, Angela
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-09T12:31:21Z
dc.date.available2023-06-09T12:31:21Z
dc.date.issued2022-09-30
dc.description.abstractThe overarching biological impact of microbiomes on their hosts, and more generally their environment, reflects the co-evolution of a mutualistic symbiosis, generating fitness for both. Knowledge of microbiomes, their systemic role, interactions, and impact grows exponentially. When a research field of importance for planetary health evolves so rapidly, it is essential to consider it from an ethical holistic perspective. However, to date, the topic of microbiome ethics has received relatively little attention considering its importance. Here, ethical analysis of microbiome research, innovation, use, and potential impact is structured around the four cornerstone principles of ethics: Do Good; Don’t Harm; Respect; Act Justly. This simple, but not simplistic approach allows ethical issues to be communicative and operational. The essence of the paper is captured in a set of eleven microbiome ethics recommendations, e.g., proposing gut microbiome status as common global heritage, similar to the internationally agreed status of major food crops.en_US
dc.description.departmentBiochemistryen_US
dc.description.departmentGeneticsen_US
dc.description.departmentMicrobiology and Plant Pathologyen_US
dc.description.librarianam2023en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe European Union’s H2020 Research and Innovation Programme.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://environmentalmicrobiome.biomedcentral.comen_US
dc.identifier.citationLange, L., Berg, G., Cernava, T. et al. 2022, 'Microbiome ethics, guiding principles for microbiome research, use and knowledge management', Environmental Microbiome, vol. 17, art. 50, pp. 1-8, doi : 10.1186/s40793-022-00444-y.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2524-6372
dc.identifier.other10.1186/s40793-022-00444-y
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/91084
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBMCen_US
dc.rights© The Author(s) 2022. Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.en_US
dc.subjectMicrobiomeen_US
dc.subjectEthicsen_US
dc.subjectPlanetary healthen_US
dc.subjectFAIR principlesen_US
dc.subjectGlobal common heritageen_US
dc.subjectFAO International Treatyen_US
dc.titleMicrobiome ethics, guiding principles for microbiome research, use and knowledge managementen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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