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2007-04-26 | permalink
”Unease finds a legitimate expression in risk.”
Public reservations concerning plant genetic engineering appear to have increased even further over the past five years. The view that genetically modified plants are ”not safe” or have scarcely been researched in terms of their potential risks is almost taken for granted. Under these circumstances, what impact can technical information have? Are we talking about gaps in people’s knowledge that are to be filled by means of scientific explanation?
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2007-04-26 | permalink
”Unease finds a legitimate expression in risk.”
Public reservations concerning plant genetic engineering appear to have increased even further over the past five years. The view that genetically modified plants are ”not safe” or have scarcely been researched in terms of their potential risks is almost taken for granted. Under these circumstances, what impact can technical information have? Are we talking about gaps in people’s knowledge that are to be filled by means of scientific explanation?
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