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The Ecological Genome Project and the Promises of Ecogenomics for Society: Realising a Shared Vision as One Health.

Benjamin Capps, Ruth Chadwick, Yann Joly, Claire Lajaunie, Iva Hauptmannova, Susannah Mackenzie, John J Mulvihill, Elizabeth Mumford, Sonja A Rasmussen, Kunal Sanghavi and 4 more

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors.

Benjamin CappsDepartment of Bioethics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9104-6025
Ruth ChadwickSchool of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK.
Yann JolyCentre of Genomics and Policy, Institute of Genomics Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Claire LajaunieInserm, Aix Marseille University, IRD, LPED, Marseille, France.
Iva HauptmannovaHumanimal Trust, Eashing, Surrey, UK.
Susannah MackenzieSchulich School of Law, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
John J MulvihillUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.
Elizabeth MumfordSchool of Veterinary Medicine and Institute for Sustainability, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
Sonja A RasmussenDepartment of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Kunal SanghaviThe Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, USA.
Donrich W ThaldarSchool of Law, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
James YeatesWorld Federation for Animals, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Maud C QuinzinWorld Maritime University, Malmö, Sweden.
Zohar LedermanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0003-0547-1066

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper develops a vision for The Ecological Genome Project: an aspirational, global endeavour to connect human genomic sciences with the ethos of ecological sciences. The Project's goal is to strengthen interdisciplinary networks that relate to diverse initiatives using genomic technologies, with respect to shared ethical frameworks and governance structures. To this end, this paper proposes a practical definition of ecogenomics to align various methodologies and values in a single environmental field using principles used to safeguard all forms of life in their habitats. We achieve this by using a One Health approach as a pretext for disparate disciplines to collaborate and also a lens to view the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) inherent in ecological systems.

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EcologyEcosystemGenomicsMetagenomicsOne HealthHumansconservationecogenomicsecologyenvironmentalgenomeone health

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PMID40704526
PMCPMC12511917

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