KISHIMOTO Atsuo
Professor/PI
Osaka University, Research Center on Ethical, Legal and Social Issues
Research on Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues of Human Metaverse Medicine
To anticipate in advance the ethical, legal, and social issues (ELSI) that may emerge when the human metaverse is implemented in society, to consider how to deal with them, and to incorporate some of them into research and development in a “by-design” manner.
Research Outline
The project will identify in advance the ethical, legal, and social issues (ELSI) that may arise in biotechnology, mainly in organoid research, information technology to construct a metaverse using digital twin technology, and the handling of personal data that connects the two, based on various methodologies, and will make proposals to bridge the ELSI gap by involving stakeholders in the process. The measures may be incorporated into the technological development itself through a “by design” approach, or they may be institutionalized as guidelines or rules, or they may be ensured through processes such as public and patient participation and dialogue.
References
Shineha R, Inoue Y, Ikka T, Kishimoto A, Yashiro Y. A Comparative Analysis of Attitudes on Communication Toward Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine Between the Public and the Scientific Community. Stem Cells Transl Med. 2018 Feb;7(2):251-257.
Mollaki, V. Ethical Challenges in Organoid Use. BioTech. 2021; 10(3):12.
Braun, M. Represent me: please! Towards an ethics of digital twins in medicine. Journal of Medical Ethics 2021;47:394-400.
de Jongh, D., Massey, E.K., the VANGUARD consortium. et al. Organoids: a systematic review of ethical issues. Stem Cell Res Ther 13, 337 (2022).
