| Sumario: | The article focuses on the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (PCSBI). It says that PCSBI is an advisory panel of the leaders of the nation in medicine, science, ethics, religion, law and engineering and it seeks to promote policies and practices that guarantee health care delivery, scientific research, and technological innovation are conducted in a responsible manner. . It cites the letter of PCSBI to U.S. President Barack Obama, in which the Obama asked PCSBI to review the field of synthetic biology and identify ethical boundaries to increase public benefits. It mentions the five ethical principles for assessing emerging technologies, including responsible stewardship, intellectual freedom and responsibility, and public beneficence.
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