Analysis reveals some evidence that a spiral of silence developed in public discourse about biotechnology in the U.S. Spiral of science theory argues that fear of social isolation inhibits the expression of opinions perceived to be in a minority.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C26971
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Pages 56-76 in Jon Entine (ed.), Let them eat precaution: how politics is undermining the genetic revolution in agriculture, AEI Press, Washington, D.C. 203 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 148 Document Number: C23612
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Wire services via Food Safety Network. 2 pages., Summarizes reactions of various interest groups in the wake of a preliminary judgment by a World Trade Organization panel that bans on biotech foods in six European Union member states violated international trade rules.
