# Ethical and safety considerations for selective biological agents for specific populations The study of selective biological agents for specific populations involves extremely serious ethical and safety issues, and such research may actually violate a number of international regulations and humanitarian principles. The main risks to be considered include： ## Ethical risk -**Violation of basic human rights principles**: This kind of research essentially targets race/ethnicity and violates the principle of human equality. -**May constitute an instrument of genocide**: An act that complies with the prohibition of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide -**Violation of medical ethics**: A fundamental violation of the principle of "no harm" -**Research abuse**: Even if the original intention is for medical purposes, it can be militarized or maliciously used ## Security risk -**Proliferation of biological weapons**: Violation of the Biological Weapons Convention -**Risk of out-of-control**: Variation may occur, affecting non-target populations -**Reverse engineering threat**: Technology may be copied and used in retaliatory attacks -**Long-term genetic contamination**: May lead to unforeseen genetic consequences Such research directions themselves have fundamental ethical issues. Any such research should be subject to the strictest international supervision and review, and it is necessary to consider whether it should be completely banned. Responsible biological research should benefit all mankind, not target specific groups.