| Abstract: | Britain's Genetic Manipulation Advisory Group (GMAG) is to be replaced by a new body, the Advisory Committee on Genetic Manipulation (ACGM), slated to consist of representatives of employers' and employees' organizations and technical experts. ACGM will address policy issues and will not review individual experiments, as did GMAG. Those doing individual research projects will instead report to the Health and Safety Executive. One of the first issues likely to be addressed by ACGM is the proposed release of genetically-engineered organisms into the environment. Some members of GMAG have pointed out that the new system does not provide for a permanent mechanism for considering ethical problems arising from new recombinant DNA techniques. |
