espanolEl articulo analiza criticamente, desde la perspectiva del bioderecho, la regulacion penal de la manipulacion genetica en Colombia, evidenciando alguna de sus deficiencias mas importantes, especialmente aquella de tutelar un bien juridico de naturaleza colectiva. Luego, se elaboran y justifican algunas criticas a la construccion del tipo penal de manipulacion genetica para, finalmente, sustentar una propuesta de optimizacion de dicha regulacion. Se concluira que i) la estructura de la actual regulacion penal de la manipulacion genetica en Colombia carece de exhaustividad y es imprecisa en, practicamente, todos los puntos analizados en este trabajo, y que ii) el bioderecho representa un modelo juridico capaz de otorgar mas seguridad a la regulacion penal de la manipulacion genetica en Colombia y otros ordenamientos legales del mundo. EnglishIn this paper I critically analyze, from biolaw´s point of view, the criminal regulation of genetic manipulation in Colombia by evidencing some of its most important deficiencies, especially in relation to protecting a legal interest of a collective nature. Then, some criticisms are elaborated and justified regarding the construction of the criminal type of genetic manipulation to finally offer and support a proposal of optimization for that regulation. It will be concluded that i) the structure of the current criminal regulation of genetic manipulation in Colombia lacks exhaustiveness and is imprecise in practically all the points analyzed in this work, and that ii) biolaw represents a legal model capable of granting more security and certainty to the criminal regulation of genetic manipulation in Colombia, as well as to other legal systems in the world.