Genetic engineering report

The interdisciplinary working group (IAG) Gene Technology Report is a working group founded in 2001 at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences (BBAW) which, as a monitoring project, observes the development of genetic technologies in Germany and their influence on society as a whole.

The members of the IAG are natural, human and social scientists. The aim of the research project is to observe the various areas and applications of genetic engineering in the long term and to process these developments in a generally understandable way in order to contribute to an objective social discourse. Using indicators, the tools of the genetic engineering report, the large amount of data on the topics is to be structured and thus the basis for permanent observation created. Indicators are quantitative data that depict problem areas that cannot otherwise be measured directly. For example, the realization of research goals can be read from the number of international specialist articles on the topic or the amount of financial support (from the federal government, the German Research Foundation or the EU).

In addition, the IAG's numerous publications examine the current status of scientific research and technical development, in particular ethical, legal, political and social, but also economic and ecological aspects. At the same time, the discourse between science and the public is promoted through various regular events.

Comprehensive genetic engineering reports are published that provide a broad overview of all six of the IAG's main topics (stem cell research, synthetic biology, green genetic engineering, gene therapy, genetic diagnostics, epigenetics and genome editing), as well as thematic volumes that each focus on a specific topic . The first “Gene Technology Report” was published in 2005. The “Second Gene Technology Report” was published in 2009 and the “Third Gene Technology Report” in 2015. The “fourth genetic engineering report” was published in 2018 and, after 18 years of the IAG, was designed as a balance sheet. Thematic volumes have been published on the topics of stem cell research (2006, 2018), green genetic engineering (2007, 2013), genetic diagnostics (2007), gene therapy (2011), synthetic biology (2012) and epigenetics (2017). In addition, an analysis of genome surgery in humans was published in 2015 and a special issue on stem cell research in the Journal of Molecular Medicine in 2017.

The IAG Gene Technology Report was financed by the BBAW from 2001 to 2018. It has been funded by the Friede Springer Foundation since 2019.

literature

• Ferdinand Hucho , Julia Diekämper, Heiner Fangerau , Boris Fehse, Jürgen Hampel, Kristian Köchy , Sabine Könninger, Lilian Marx-Stölting, Bernd Müller-Röber , Jens Reich , Hannah Schickl, Jochen Taupitz , Jörn Walter, Martin Zenke, Martin Korte (eds .): Fourth genetic engineering report. Balancing a high technology . Baden-Baden 2018, ISBN 978-3-8487-51-83-9 , ( PDF ).

• Martin Zenke, Lilian Marx-Stölting, Hannah Schickl (Eds.): Stem Cell Research - Current Scientific and Social Developments . Baden-Baden 2018, ISBN 978-3-8487-4606-4 , ( PDF ).

• Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences (Hrsg.): Debate 19. Genetic engineering in society: Of great promises, high expectations and misunderstandings. Debate at the scientific meeting of the assembly of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences on December 1, 2017, ISBN 978-3-939818-78-6 , PDF .

• Jörn Walter, Anja Hümpel (Ed.): Epigenetics. Implications for the Life and Human Sciences. Baden-Baden 2017, ISBN 978-3-939818-70-0 , (short version - PDF )
• Martin Zenke (Ed.): Stem Cells: from biomedical research towards clinical applications . In: Journal of molecular medicine . 95 (2017), pp. 683-685, doi: 10.1007 / s00109-017-1548-y .
• Jens Reich , Martin Zenke, Heiner Fangerau , Boris Fehse, Jürgen Hampel, Ferdinand Huco , Kristian Köchy , Martin Korte , Bernd Müller-Röber , Jochen Taupitz , Jörn Walter, Martin Zenke (eds.): Genome surgery in humans. For responsible evaluation of a new technology . Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-939818-57-1 , ( PDF ).
• Bernd Müller-Röber , Nediljko Budisa , Julia Diekämper, Silke Domasch, Boris Fehse, Jürgen Hampel, Ferdinand Hucho , Anja Hümpel, Kristian Köchy , Lilian Marx-Stölting, Bernd Müller-Röber, Jens Reich , Hans-Jörg Rheinberger , Hans-Hilger Ropers, Jochen Taupitz , Jörn Walter, Martin Zenke (eds.): Third genetic technology report. Analysis of a high technology . Baden-Baden 2015, ISBN 978-3-8487-0327-2 , ( short version - PDF ).
• Bernd Müller-Röber , Mathias Boysen, Lilian Marx-Stölting, Angela Osterheider (eds.): Green genetic technology. Current scientific, economic and social developments . Dornburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-940647-05-4 , ( short version - PDF ).
• Kristian Köchy , Anja Hümpel (Eds.): Synthetic Biology. Development of a new engineering biology? Dornburg 2012, ISBN 978-3-940647-07-8 .
• Boris Fehse, Silke Domasch (ed.): Gene therapy in Germany. An interdisciplinary inventory. 2nd updated and expanded edition. Dornburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-940647-06-1 .
• Bernd Müller-Röber , Mathias Boysen, Boris Fehse, Ferdinand Hucho , Kristian Köchy , Jens Reich , Hans-Jörg Rheinberger , Hans-Hilger Ropers, Karl Sperling , Anna M. Wobus : Second genetic technology report. Analysis of a high technology in Germany. Dornburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-940647-04-7 , ( PDF ).
• Boris Fehse, Silke Domasch (ed.): Gene therapy in Germany. An interdisciplinary inventory . Dornburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-940647-02-3 , (short version - PDF ).
• Jörg Schmidtke, Bernd Müller-Röber , Wolfgang van den Daele , Ferdinand Hucho , Kristian Köchy , Karl Sperling , Jens Reich , Hans-Jörg Rheinberger , Anna M. Wobus , Mathias Boysen, Silke Domasch (eds.): Genetic diagnostics in Germany. Status quo and problem research. Limburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-940647-00-9 , ( PDF ).
• Bernd Müller-Röber , Ferdinand Hucho , Wolfgang van den Daele , Kristian Köchy , Jens Reich , Hans-Jörg Rheinberger , Karl Sperling , Anna M. Wobus , Mathias Boysen, Meike Kölsch: Green genetic technology. Current developments in science and business. Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-8274-1903-3 , (short version - PDF ).
• Anna M. Wobus , Ferdinand Hucho , Wolfgang van den Daele , Kristian Köchy , Jens Reich , Hans-Jörg Rheinberger , Bernd Müller-Röber , Karl Sperling , Mathias Boysen, Meike Kölsch: Stem cell research and cell therapy. State of knowledge and general conditions in Germany. Munich 2006, ISBN 3-8274-1790-2 , (short version - PDF ).
• Ferdinand Hucho , Klaus Brockhoff , Wolfgang van den Daele , Kristian Köchy , Jens Reich , Hans-Jörg Rheinberger , Bernd Müller-Röber , Karl Sperling , Anna M. Wobus , Mathias Boysen, Meike Kölsch: Gene technology report. Analysis of a high technology in Germany. Munich 2005, ISBN 3-8274-1675-2 , ( PDF ).

Web links

• Homepage of the IAG Gene Technology Report
• Information from the BBAW about the IAG genetic engineering report

Individual evidence

1. ↑ https://www.gentechnologiebericht.de/ueber/lösungen/
2. ↑ https://www.gentechnologiebericht.de/ueber/der-gentechnologiebericht/
3. ^ IAG GEN: IAG genetic technology report - working method. In: https://www.gentechnologiebericht.de/ueber/arbeitweise/ . Accessed March 7, 2019 (German, English). 
4. ^ IAG GEN: IAG GEN - Publications. In: https://www.gentechnologiebericht.de/publikationen/ . Retrieved March 7, 2019 . 
5. ^ IAG GEN: IAG GEN - Events. In: https://www.gentechnologiebericht.de/veranstaltungen/ . Retrieved March 7, 2019 . 
6. ^ IAG GEN: IAG GEN - Publications. In: https://www.gentechnologiebericht.de/publikationen/ . Retrieved March 7, 2019 . 
7. ^ IAG GEN: IAG GEN - Secretariat. In: https://www.gentechnologiebericht.de/ueber/geschaeftsstelle/ . IAG Gene Technology Report, March 7, 2019, accessed on March 7, 2019 (German, English).