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The expert called for the development of human resources in Russia for the national bioeconomy
This should be done starting from school, says Maria Vorontsova, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of Lomonosov Moscow State University for Science, Candidate of Medical Sciences, member of the Presidium of the Russian Association for the Promotion of Science of the Russian Federation
ST. PETERSBURG, June 7, 2024. Human resources for building a national bioeconomy should be developed in Russia, starting from school, said Maria Vorontsova, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of Lomonosov Moscow State University for Science, Candidate of Medical Sciences, member of the Presidium of the Russian Association for the Promotion of Science of the Russian Federation
"I believe that the first point that we need to develop is human resources. You need to start right from school. It is necessary to interest children in the biology of the XXI century, not in the biology of the XX century, in the biology of today and tomorrow. The bioeconomy and biotechnology cannot belong to the industry alone. This is cooperation, this is the interaction of almost all sectors of our economy today," she told reporters.
The expert noted that it is important to launch a discussion on bioethics in society.
"It seems to me that bioethics can help us outline those red lines that we definitely do not want to cross today. We don't want it in the sense of society, not only as an individual, but also as a scientific community, and as Russian society as a whole. Further, we will need to adjust our guidelines, legislation depending on how science develops around these technologies," Vorontsova said.