Popular misconceptions: agricultural biotechnology.
Agricultural biotechnology, especially genetic engineering or genetic modification (GM), is a topic of considerable controversy worldwide. The public debate is fraught with polarized views and opinions, some are held with religious zeal. Unfortunately, it is also marked with much ignorance and misinformation. Here we explore some popular misconceptions encountered in the public debate.
McHughen
Alan
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University of California, Riverside, CA 29521, USA. alanmc@ucr.edu
Wager
Robert
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D000383:Agriculture; D001290:Attitude; D001709:Biotechnology; D003142:Communication; D018556:Crops, Agricultural / Q000235:genetics*; D030841:Food, Genetically Modified; D006801:Humans; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified / Q000235:genetics*; D011639:Public Opinion