Global challenges and globalization of bioethics

Abstract

This article analyzes problems and implications for man and nature connected with the formation of a new architecture of science, based on the convergence of nano technology, biotechnology, information technology, and cognitive science (NBIC). It also describes evolution and genesis of bioethics, a scientific discipline and social practice with a special role of ethical management of potential risks of scientific research. The aim was to demonstrate the necessity of bioethical social control in the development of a global bioeconomy driven by NBIC technologies.