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Andrey V. Levashov, Vladimir V. Fedorchuk, Svyatoslav S. Savin, Vladimir
I. Tishkov
Relationship between society, chemistry and biotechnology.
Scientific, economic and ethico-moral aspects
Abstract
Abstract. As society develops,
its relationship with science and influence on it becomes more and more
significant. The ability to navigate the current trends in the development of
society and science in particular is the most important factor in choosing new
topics for scientific work and understanding the prospects for the development
of scientific research. Therefore, training young professionals in this
understanding (primarily in the field of natural sciences) is no less important
aspect of higher education than the process of teaching fundamental and
practical knowledge. This article discusses the development of relationships
between society, chemistry and biotechnology (primarily applied enzymology) at
different stages of human evolution. The article was written based on the
materials of the introductory lecture of the section on biotechnology and
applied enzymology as part of the general course “Chemical Foundations of
Biological Processes”, read at the Faculty of Chemistry of Moscow State
University named after M.V. Lomonosov, The features and aspects of the
interaction of society, chemistry and biotechnology at different stages of the
development of our world, when biotechnology has gone through the stages of
development from “cave-memorable” (unconsciously natural) to “smart”, are
considered. A great and important contribution to the writing of this article
was made by the discussion of this problem at seminars with students of 3–6
courses of the Faculty of Chemistry of Moscow State University. The impact of
changes in our society as a result of the SARS Cov-2 pandemic is also discussed
separately.
Key words:
relationship between science and society, stages of development of
biotechnology, modern role of biotechnology
Copyright (C) Chemistry Dept., Moscow State University, 2002
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