Pourquoi la « préservation » de la diversité génétique est-elle ingouvernable ?

Abstract

The article explores the anthropological challenges of governing the living matter, particularly the collective ability to reach consensus in the regulation of genetic diversity. Based on European controversies related to recent plant selection techniques, it aims to analyze divergences in understanding biological stability. While disagreements between what is considered natural and what is not play a role in the perception of how to care for the living matter, the tensions remain structured by its inherent complexity. Several implicit conceptions of biological preservation and biodiversity coexist. Thus, the fragile governance of the living matter stems from differences in representations of what sustains it, rather than the announcement of a disruptive innovation. As a singular non-human actor, the living matter leaves traces that are irreducibly controversial.

Keywords

• biodiversity
• GMO
• complexity of living organisms
• genetics diversity
• conservation