Adrián Villalba
Biographic Data
| ID | 3499728 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Adrián Villalba |
| GIVEN NAMES | Adrián |
| FAMILY NAME | Villalba |
| SIGNATURE | VILLALBA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de la República de Uruguay |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3148-5453 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Synthetic DNA and mitochondrial donation
Mitochondrial replacement therapy has been developed in order to prevent the transmission of mitochondrial mutations, yet it raises ethical concerns, particularly regarding the involvement of third-party DNA and the risks associated with donor procedures. This paper explores an alternative approach using synthetic DNA (synDNA) to construct mitochondrial organelles, thereby bypassing the need for donor oocytes and bypassing risks to donors. We arg…
Postmortem reproduction
Queering the genome
In this article, I explore the ethical dimensions of same-sex reproduction achieved through epigenome editing—an innovative and transformative technique. For the first time, I analyse the potential normativity of this disruptive approach for reproductive purposes, focusing on its implications for lesbian couples seeking genetically related offspring. Epigenome editing offers a compelling solution to the complex ethical challenges posed by traditi…
Simulated gestation
INVOcell is an in vivo fertilisation device marketed as an alternative to in vitro fertilisation treatment. In this paper, we explore the ethical implications that arise when this device is framed as a type or process of ‘gestation’. We anticipate several effects that may be of ethical interest: marketing in vivo fertilisation as being comparable to traditional gestation may be misleading and even harmful to its users, but on the other hand, it c…
The ethics of synthetic DNA
In this paper, we discuss the ethical concerns that may arise from the synthesis of human DNA. To date, only small stretches of DNA have been constructed, but the prospect of generating human genomes is becoming feasible. At the same time, the significance of genes for identity, health and reproduction is coming under increased scrutiny. We examine the implications of DNA synthesis and its impact on debates over the relationship with our DNA and …
A letter to the article “Whole Body Gestational Donation” published by Anna Smajdor in Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics
Efectos radicales de un encuentro, lo contingente, lo inevitable
A partir de la pregunta por la posibilidad del diálogo entre psicoanálisis y filosofía, los autores se proponen un recorrido por algunas de las cuestiones que dicha relación auspicia. Asumiendo la imposibilidad de homogeneidad de una filosofía y de un psicoanálisis, se problematiza entorno a lo aleatorio del encuentro posible, a la vez que se presume lo ineluctable del mismo. Tomando los discursos que de un campo y otro hacen referencia a la utop…
Cómo hablar del cuerpo? o de un dualismo insostenible
El presente trabajo intenta subrayar el dualismo implícito en las conceptualizaciones freudianas sobre el cuerpo, a la vez que denuncia lo insostenible de dicho binarismo en las lecturas que algunos autores propician sobre el texto de Freud. Una idea recorre el artículo y es la de que solamente a partir del trinomio R. S. I. (Real, Simbólico e Imaginario) introducido por Jaques Lacan en 1953 y formalizado en su seminario de 1974-75 en el anudamie…
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Cómo hablar del cuerpo? o de un dualismo insostenible
El presente trabajo intenta subrayar el dualismo implícito en las conceptualizaciones freudianas sobre el cuerpo, a la vez que denuncia lo insostenible de dicho binarismo en las lecturas que algunos autores propician sobre el texto de Freud. Una idea recorre el artículo y es la de que solamente a partir del trinomio R. S. I. (Real, Simbólico e Imaginario) introducido por Jaques Lacan en 1953 y formalizado en su seminario de 1974-75 en el anudamie…
Efectos radicales de un encuentro, lo contingente, lo inevitable
A partir de la pregunta por la posibilidad del diálogo entre psicoanálisis y filosofía, los autores se proponen un recorrido por algunas de las cuestiones que dicha relación auspicia. Asumiendo la imposibilidad de homogeneidad de una filosofía y de un psicoanálisis, se problematiza entorno a lo aleatorio del encuentro posible, a la vez que se presume lo ineluctable del mismo. Tomando los discursos que de un campo y otro hacen referencia a la utop…
A letter to the article “Whole Body Gestational Donation” published by Anna Smajdor in Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics
The ethics of synthetic DNA
In this paper, we discuss the ethical concerns that may arise from the synthesis of human DNA. To date, only small stretches of DNA have been constructed, but the prospect of generating human genomes is becoming feasible. At the same time, the significance of genes for identity, health and reproduction is coming under increased scrutiny. We examine the implications of DNA synthesis and its impact on debates over the relationship with our DNA and …
Queering the genome
In this article, I explore the ethical dimensions of same-sex reproduction achieved through epigenome editing—an innovative and transformative technique. For the first time, I analyse the potential normativity of this disruptive approach for reproductive purposes, focusing on its implications for lesbian couples seeking genetically related offspring. Epigenome editing offers a compelling solution to the complex ethical challenges posed by traditi…
Simulated gestation
INVOcell is an in vivo fertilisation device marketed as an alternative to in vitro fertilisation treatment. In this paper, we explore the ethical implications that arise when this device is framed as a type or process of ‘gestation’. We anticipate several effects that may be of ethical interest: marketing in vivo fertilisation as being comparable to traditional gestation may be misleading and even harmful to its users, but on the other hand, it c…
Synthetic DNA and mitochondrial donation
Mitochondrial replacement therapy has been developed in order to prevent the transmission of mitochondrial mutations, yet it raises ethical concerns, particularly regarding the involvement of third-party DNA and the risks associated with donor procedures. This paper explores an alternative approach using synthetic DNA (synDNA) to construct mitochondrial organelles, thereby bypassing the need for donor oocytes and bypassing risks to donors. We arg…
Postmortem reproduction
Biology (4 works) · Reproductive Health and Technologies (4 works) · Bioethics (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (3 works) · Engineering ethics (3 works) · Genetics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Organ Donation and Transplantation (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works)