Abstract

IKEDA ARTACHO, María Cristina. Molecular Biology applied to Dentistry in the XXI century: advances, bioethics and scientific education. Rev. Estomatol. Herediana [online]. 2017, vol.27, n.1, pp.59-63. ISSN 1019-4355.  http://dx.doi.org/10.20453/reh.v27i1.3104.

This article provides a quick look at new ways adopted by the biological sciences from a health perspective, commenting on their impact on the world, particularly in the dental practice. It starts with the scopes of molecular biology and biotechnology, including the impact of tissue engineering in the oral cavity; the changes in the paradigm of the etiology that relates oral and systemic diseases; controversial areas of research as cloning of human beings and development of human tissues, until the applications of genomics in health. This review highlights the importance of analyzing the progress of these processes, as well as their implications and impact in life sciences. It is proposed an analysis from the perspective of the bioethics and the human rights, concluding with the responsible position which should be taken by the scientific education.

Keywords : molecular biology; tissue engineering; paradigms; genomics; education; dental practice.

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