This blog post explores how the advancement of biotechnology is transforming humanity, pondering whether it represents evolution or apocalypse. In the 21st century, humanity’s science and technology are advancing at a rapid pace. In the field of biotechnology, attempts are being made to resurrect the extinct Neanderthals. In cyborg engineering, efforts are underway to replace parts...
This blog post critically examines the reality of biological altruism from the perspective that seemingly altruistic behavior may actually be a survival strategy of genes. A Rebuttal to Altruism This blog post aims to challenge the widely accepted concept of biological altruism within the biological sciences. Biological altruism is a concept championed by Richard Dawkins, famously known as...
In this blog post, we examine why biodiversity is essential for the sustainability of humanity and the Earth’s ecosystem, analyzing the reasons for its preservation and its importance. Biodiversity originally referred to the variety of species living in a given area. Today, however, the concept has expanded to encompass not only species diversity but also the genetic diversity within...
In this blog post, we explore how living organisms evolve across generations and how evolutionary theory explains this process. All living organisms gradually change their characteristics over multiple generations. Through these changes, organisms adapt to their environment and evolve. This process and its outcome are called ‘evolution,’ and the various theories and academic fields related...
This blog post deeply explores the meaning and ethical dilemmas surrounding euthanasia within the context of advancing medical technology, grounded in the dignity and autonomy of life. Birth, aging, sickness, and death are inescapable truths of the natural world. Thus, humans are born, cultivate their lives to be valuable and fulfilling, and one day, afflicted by illness, conclude their...
This blog post examines the patentability and legal/ethical issues surrounding animal inventions born from biotechnology. Are animal inventions truly eligible for patents? As the importance of science and technology has grown in the 21st century, ‘patent rights’ have also become a crucial concept. Consequently, the scope of inventions eligible for patents has broadened. Beyond traditional...
This blog post examines the influence of biotechnology’s progress on human evolution and the potential ethical and social changes it may bring. We discuss how technology will reshape humanity’s future. I believe everyone has wondered at least once in their life: what will become of humanity and this world after an unimaginably long time has passed? Must it truly be a time...
This blog post examines the ethical boundaries of human cloning and genetic manipulation research in the era of biotechnology. The bananas we ate last year and the ones we’ll eat next year are, remarkably, identical twins. While their appearance, birthplace, and age may differ, their genetic information is identical, just like identical twins. In fact, many fruits and vegetables we...
This blog post examines whether bioequivalence testing can be ethical and whether we are overlooking any issues when balancing money and human dignity. Maruta means “peeled log” in Japanese, but for us, it evokes the memory of cruel human experimentation. During World War II, Japan established a special unit called ‘Unit 731’. This unit was notorious not for military operations, but for...
In this blog post, we explore whether dye-sensitized solar cells can efficiently harness solar energy to become a sustainable energy source. On sunny days, beneath clear skies, we often feel the warmth of the sun. But this warmth isn’t merely pleasant heat; scientifically analyzed, it represents an immense energy source. The energy the sun radiates onto Earth’s surface daily is...