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Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Cook, Guy (author), Pieri, Elisa (author), and Robbins, Peter T. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2004
Published:
UK
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 185 Document Number: D00451
Journal Title:
Discourse and Society
Journal Title Details:
15(4) : 433-449
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Agrifood Awareness Australia, Kingston, ACT, Australia.
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
2005-09
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 188 Document Number: D01268
Notes:
Biotech Bulletin 14. 7 pages.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Marcu, Afrodita (author), Gaspar, Rui (author), Rutsaert, Pieter (author), Seibt, Beate (author), Fletcher, David (author), Verbeke, Wim (author), and Barnett, Julie (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2014
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 127 Document Number: D02791
Journal Title:
Public Understanding of Science
Notes:
Published online February 19, 2014.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Costa-Font, Joan (author) and Mossialos, Elias (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2007-03
Published:
UK
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 191 Document Number: D02971
Journal Title:
Food Quality and Preference
Journal Title Details:
18(2) : 173-182
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Lusk, J.L. (author), Roosen, J. (author), and Fox, J. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2003
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D01478
Journal Title:
American Journal of Agricultural Economics
Journal Title Details:
85 : 16-29
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Social Science Research Unit, Food Standards Agency, London, UK.
Format:
Summary
Publication Date:
2013
Published:
UK
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D01134
Notes:
Unit Report 17. 129 pages.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Deane-Drummond, Celia (author), Grove-White, Robin (author), and Szerszynski, Bronislaw (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2001
Published:
UK
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 188 Document Number: D01182
Journal Title:
Studies in Christian Ethics
Journal Title Details:
14 : 23-41
Notes:
Via UI electronic subscription.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Bearth, Angela (author), Kaptan, Gulbanu (author), and Kessler, Sabrina Heike (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2022-03-22
Published:
USA: Springer
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12625
Journal Title:
Agriculture and Human Values
Journal Title Details:
V. 39
Notes:
15 pgs, Biotechnology might contribute to solving food safety and security challenges. However, gene technology has been under public scrutiny, linked to the framing of the media and public discourse. The study aims to investigate people’s perceptions and acceptance of food biotechnology with focus on transgenic genetic modification versus genome editing. An online experiment was conducted with participants from the United Kingdom (n = 490) and Switzerland (n = 505). The participants were presented with the topic of food biotechnology and more specifically with experimentally varied vignettes on transgenic and genetic modification and genome editing (scientific uncertainty: high vs. low, media format: journalistic vs. user-generated blog). The results suggest that participants from both countries express higher levels of acceptance for genome editing compared to transgenic genetic modification. The general and personal acceptance of these technologies depend largely on whether the participants believe the application is beneficial, how they perceive scientific uncertainty, and the country they reside in. Our findings suggest that future communication about gene technology should focus more on discussing trade-offs between using an agricultural technologies and tangible and relevant benefits, instead of a unidimensional focus on risk and safety.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Vilella-Vila, Marta (author) and Costa-Font, Joan (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2008
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 191 Document Number: D02968
Journal Title:
Journal of Socio-Economics
Journal Title Details:
37 : 2095-2106
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Finucane, Melissa L. (author) and Holup, Joan L. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2005-04
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 191 Document Number: D02964
Journal Title:
Social Science and Medicine
Journal Title Details:
60(7) : 1603-1612