Public opposition to genetically modified (GM) food and crops is widely interpreted as the result of the public's misperception of the risks. With scientific assessment pointing to no …
AY Peleg, S Husain, ZA Qureshi… - Clinical Infectious …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background. Risk factors for Nocardia infection in organ transplant recipients have not been formally assessed in the current era of transplantation. Methods. We performed a …
A social representations approach offers an empirical utility for addressing myriad social concerns such as social order, ecological sustainability, national identity, racism, religious …
W Wagner - Public Understanding of Science, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper argues that our understanding of how the public understands science is incomplete as long as we do not answer the question of why, under which conditions, and in …
A frequent expert assumption is that the public will consider cisgenics more “natural” and therefore more acceptable than transgenics. Experimental (Studies 1 and 2) and …
The impact of genomics on society has been the focus of debate and conflict across the world. Contrasting views of risks and benefits, trust in science and regulation, the …
N Kronberger, W Wagner - … and Identity: Content, Process, and Power, 2007 - Springer
One of the most frequently mentioned quotes in social representations literature is Serge Moscovici's claim that the “purpose of all representations is to make something unfamiliar, or …
As modern biotechnology intervenes in existential matters such as reproduction, food, life, death and destiny, it not only challenges our everyday life, but also touches and interferes …