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A Grain of Truth
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The Media, the Public, and Biotechnology
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Artikel-Nr:
9780585379630
Veröffentl:
2002
Seiten:
160
Autor:
Susanna Hornig Priest
eBook Typ:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
A Grain of Truth debunks the myth that growing public distrust of genetically modified organisms can be attributed to scientific illiteracy or sensationalistic news stories. Arguing neither for nor against genetic engineering and other forms of biotechnology, this book charges both media and industry with ignoring the concerns of the general public and encourages greater public debate over biotech and other such complex issues.
A Grain of Truth debunks the myth that growing public distrust of genetically modified organisms can be attributed to scientific illiteracy or sensationalistic news stories. Media coverage of these issues has been dominated by the spokespersons of industry_yet evidence of consumer uncertainty has been available all along. The roots of the controversy are visible in press coverage and public opinion polls over the past decade, covering everything from the manufacture of growth hormones used in dairy cows through the cloning of Dolly the sheep to the appearance of the so-called 'terminator gene.' Arguing neither for nor against genetic engineering and other forms of biotechnology, this book charges both media and industry with ignoring the concerns of the general public and encourages greater public debate over biotech and other such complex issues.
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Reinventing Milk
Chapter 3 World Reaction
Chapter 4 U.S. Public Opinion Emerges
Chapter 5 U.S. Culture and the New Genetics
Chapter 6 The Labeling Controversy and Public Perceptions of Risk
Chapter 7 The Cloning Story
Chapter 8 The Terminator Gene
Chapter 9 Lessons and Directions