Open AccessBioethical considerations for algal biotechnology
Author(s) -
Ivanina Vasileva,
Juliana Ivanova,
Svetoslav Alexandrov
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
bangladesh journal of bioethics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2226-9231
pISSN - 2078-1458
DOI - 10.3329/bioethics.v9i2.41184
Subject(s) - bioethics , microbiology and biotechnology , quality (philosophy) , biomass (ecology) , product (mathematics) , business , biochemical engineering , engineering ethics , engineering , biology , political science , ecology , law , philosophy , geometry , mathematics , epistemology
In this manuscript we discuss different aspects and applications of algal biotechnology and how they are seen through the prism of bioethics. We review how algae have been considered to solve problems on Earth and to ease human suffering. We also take a look at the current state of the production of algal biomass and we offer our suggestions and considerations based on the fact that the biomass is an expensive product and yet its quality is very good.