Izvestiya of Saratov University.
ISSN 1818-9601 (Print)
ISSN 2541-8998 (Online)


self-preservation behavior

The experience of applying preventive biotechnologies as part of caring for family members (on the basis on the empirical study results)

New preventive genetic and cellular technologies are empowering people within the framework of self-preserving behavior and caring for family members. The purpose of this article is to describe the experience of using preventive biotechnologies, the motives and factors for doing so, and the fears associated with these technologies. The empirical is a series of free interviews with people having taken a predictive genetic test for themselves or their children, or who have turned to cord blood preservation technology. The respondents ranged in age from 25 to 56.