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Ethical priority of the most actionable system of biomolecules: the metabolome
Author(s) -
Lewis Cecil M.,
McCall LauraIsobel,
Sharp Richard R.,
Spicer Paul G.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.23943
Subject(s) - metabolome , metabolomics , perspective (graphical) , genomics , data science , ethical issues , computational biology , biology , engineering ethics , bioinformatics , computer science , genome , genetics , engineering , gene , artificial intelligence
The metabolome is a system of small biomolecules (metabolites) and a direct result of human bioculture. Consequently, metabolomics is well poised to impact anthropological and biomedical research for the foreseeable future. Overall, we provide a perspective on the ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of metabolomics, which we argue are often more alarming than those of genomics. Given the current mechanisms to fund research, ELSI beyond human DNA is stifled and in need of considerable attention.