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The precautionary approach offers a robust framework for governing emerging biotechnologies. It addresses uncertainty and ensures safety through cognition, procedure, and action, balancing innovation with social security.

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  • Biotechnology Governance
  • Risk Management
  • Science and Technology Policy

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  • Emerging biotechnologies present complex risks due to rapid development and inherent uncertainty.
  • Existing governance models, such as laissez-faire and preventive approaches, have limitations in addressing these complexities.
  • A need exists for a more comprehensive governance strategy to balance technological advancement with social safety.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze different governance approaches for biotechnological risks.
  • To evaluate the suitability of the precautionary approach for managing emerging biotechnologies.
  • To provide a theoretical basis for balancing technological progress and social security.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative analysis of governance frameworks: laissez-faire, preventive, and precautionary.
  • Examination of the three dimensions of the precautionary approach: cognition, procedure, and action.
  • Assessment of the precautionary approach's effectiveness in handling uncertainty and proportionality in risk management.

Main Results:

  • The laissez-faire approach leads to lagging governance.
  • The preventive approach relies on single-dimensional quantitative risk-benefit analysis.
  • The precautionary approach, with its multi-dimensional (cognition, procedure, action) and forward-looking nature, is better suited for managing complex and uncertain biotechnological risks.

Conclusions:

  • The precautionary approach, emphasizing cautious awareness, reversed burden of proof, and proportionate measures, is ideal for biotechnological risk governance.
  • This approach provides a strong theoretical guarantee for balancing technological progress with social security.
  • It effectively addresses uncertainty risks inherent in emerging biotechnologies.