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 Mulvihill; Elizabeth Mumford; Sonja Rasmussen; Kunal Sanghavi; Donrich Thaldar; James Yeates; Maud Quinzin; Zohar Lederman

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

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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 Mulvihill, Elizabeth Mumford, Sonja Rasmussen, Kunal Sanghavi, …

Bioethics, Vol.Early Access(Early Access)

24/07/2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/bioe.70020

PMID: 40704526

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conservation

ecogenomics

environmental

genome

one health

Ecology

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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Title: The Ecological Genome Project and the Promises of Ecogenomics for Society: Realising a Shared Vision as One Health
Creators: Benjamin Capps - Dalhousie University
Ruth Chadwick - Cardiff University
Yann Joly - Ontario Genomics
Claire Lajaunie - Inserm
Iva Hauptmannova - Humanimal Trust
Susannah Mackenzie - Dalhousie University
John Mulvihill - University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Elizabeth Mumford - University of Surrey, Surrey Institute of Education
Sonja Rasmussen - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Kunal Sanghavi - Jackson Laboratory
Donrich Thaldar - University of KwaZulu-Natal
James Yeates - World Federation for Animals
Maud Quinzin - World Maritime University
Elizabeth Mumford - University of Surrey, School of Veterinary Medicine
Zohar Lederman - University of Hong Kong
Publication Details: Bioethics, Vol.Early Access(Early Access)
Publisher: Wiley
Number of pages: 8
Publication Date: 24/07/2025
Date accepted for publication: 18/04/2025
Grant note: Promises of Ecogenomics for SocietyHUGO Committee on Law, Ethics and Society (CELS)Brocher Foundation's mission is to encourage research on the ethical, legal and social implications of new medical technologies
This paper is based on 'The Ecological Genome and the Promises of Ecogenomics for Society', a workshop convened at The Brocher Foundation in May 2024 with the HUGO Committee on Law, Ethics and Society (CELS). BC conceived of the research, led the writing of this paper and was PI for the workshop. Z.L. co-developed the workshop proposal. All authors reviewed and made substantive contributions to the paper. BC is the chair of the HUGO CELS. R.C., J.M., K.S. and D.T. are members of CELS. The Brocher Foundation's mission is to encourage research on the ethical, legal and social implications of new medical technologies. Its main activities are to host visiting researchers and to organise workshops and summer academies. More information on the Brocher Foundation program is available at . The paper is endorsed by the HUGO Executive Board (). Neither the Brocher Foundation nor the HUGO Executive Board had a role in the content or writing of this paper. During the publication of this paper, J.M.'s position at the NIH ended.
Identifiers: 991017166502346; WOS:001534697700001
Copyright: © 2025 The Author(s). Bioethics published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Academic Unit: Surrey Institute of Education; School of Veterinary Medicine
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Data Access Statement: Data sharing is not applicable to this article as no data sets were generated or analysed during the current study.

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