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Identification and Quantification of Deranged Metabolites in Critically Ill Patients Using NMR-Based Metabolomics
Published on: November 29, 2024
Ethical priority of the most actionable system of biomolecules: the metabolome
Cecil M Lewis1,2,3,4,5, Laura-Isobel McCall1,3,4,6,7, Richard R Sharp8
1University of Oklahoma (OU) College of Arts and Sciences, Norman, OK.
Abstract:
The metabolome is a system of small biomolecules (metabolites) and a direct result of human bioculture. Consequently, metabolomics is well poised to impact anthropological and biomedical research for the foreseeable future. Overall, we provide a perspective on the ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of metabolomics, which we argue are often more alarming than those of genomics. Given the current mechanisms to fund research, ELSI beyond human DNA is stifled and in need of considerable attention.
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