Beyond consciousness: Ethical, legal, and social issues in human brain organoid research and application.
European journal of cell biology March 1, 2025 Masanori Kataoka, Takuya Niikawa, Naoya Nagaishi et al. 22 citations
Human brain organoid research raises a range of ethical, legal, and social issues that extend beyond the widely discussed possibility of consciousness. These issues differ depending on whether the organoids are used for in vitro research, transplanted into non-human animals, or applied in biocomputing. Navigating this complex landscape requires a multidisciplinary approach that integrates ethical, legal, and social perspectives.