title: [The genetics and the dignity of the human being].
abstract: The biological elements of man are not sufficient to confront the bioethical questions around the person concept, but are necessary to accurately define the properties of the human beings and the theological, philosophical and legal aspects that are attributable to each person. The human being is a singular being. Indeed, the coexistence of two dimensions of different nature, material and spiritual, is the most important difference between the man and the rest of living beings. Moreover, in man appears a new characteristic, unique between the living beings, the ethical component. The values and guidelines of the moral and ethical behavior of the human being must be considered of natural origin since they have contributed to the success and survival of the species. The man is not only Homo sapiens but also Homo moralis. The recognition of fault, self-control, solidarity, love, generosity, altruism and honesty, among others, are innate qualities in the human beings. The unit of the human species demands the respect and the consideration of the same dignity for all its members, but only for its members. The philosophical anthropology emphasizes the singularity of each human being, each person. This agrees totally with the data of the science, which emphasize the individual and singular genetic identity of each human being.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biología Celular y Genética, Campus Universidad de Alcalá, 28870-Alcalá de Henares, Madrid. nicolas.jouve@uah.es
authors.forename: Nicolás
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jouve de Barreda
mesh_terms: D005823:Genetics; D006801:Humans / Q000235:genetics; D028723:Personhood