Team:Copenhagen/Ethics/MinimalCellDiscussion

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<b>The minimal cell</b>
<b>The minimal cell</b>
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<li><p>Does any cell have a moral status?
<li><p>Does any cell have a moral status?
<i> Does being alive confer moral status on an organism.</i></p></li>
<i> Does being alive confer moral status on an organism.</i></p></li>
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<li><p>Is the moral status the same for a sentient being as it is for a non-sentient?</p>
<li><p>Is the moral status the same for a sentient being as it is for a non-sentient?</p>
<p><i>If we can act in a way that harms an organism, then some people argue that we should consider them to have moral status even if this status doesn’t entail that they should be considered as being of the same moral importance as sentient and thinking beings. </i></p></li>
<p><i>If we can act in a way that harms an organism, then some people argue that we should consider them to have moral status even if this status doesn’t entail that they should be considered as being of the same moral importance as sentient and thinking beings. </i></p></li>
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<li><p>Would the first few examples of a new form of life created in the lab be like the last remaining examples of a threatened species? </p></li>
<li><p>Would the first few examples of a new form of life created in the lab be like the last remaining examples of a threatened species? </p></li>
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<li><p> If we assume that a cell can have a moral status: </p></li>
<li><p> If we assume that a cell can have a moral status: </p></li>
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<li><p>Are there any differences in moral status between E.coli and a mammalian cell?
<li><p>Are there any differences in moral status between E.coli and a mammalian cell?
How significant should the manipulation of the organism be for it to lose its moral status? Can it ever lose its moral status?</p></li>
How significant should the manipulation of the organism be for it to lose its moral status? Can it ever lose its moral status?</p></li>
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<li><p>When does a cell acquire a moral status as a living being?  
<li><p>When does a cell acquire a moral status as a living being?  
If we build a cell from scratch, from for example biobricks, what would be the minimal requirements for it to be considered having a moral status?  
If we build a cell from scratch, from for example biobricks, what would be the minimal requirements for it to be considered having a moral status?  
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