Public engagement on genetically modified organisms : when science and citizens connect : a workshop summary

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Label

Public engagement on genetically modified organisms : when science and citizens connect : a workshop summary

Title remainder

when science and citizens connect : a workshop summary

Statement of responsibility

Holly Rhodes and Keegan Sawyer, rapporteurs ; Roundtable on Public Interfaces of the Life Sciences ; Board on Life Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies ; Board on Science Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies

Creator

• When Science and Citizens Connect: Public Engagement on Genetically Modified Organisms (Workshop), 2015

Contributor

• National Research Council (U.S.), Roundtable on Public Interfaces of the Life Sciences
• Sawyer, Keegan
• Rhodes, Holly Greenwood

Issuing body

• National Research Council (U.S.), Roundtable on Public Interfaces of the Life Sciences

Subject

• Congress
• Food, Genetically Modified
• Genetic Engineering
• Genetically modified foods
• Genetically modified foods -- Congresses
• Organisms, Genetically Modified
• Public Opinion
• TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture | Animal Husbandry
• Transgenic organisms
• Transgenic organisms -- Congresses
• Conference papers and proceedings

Genre

• Congress
• Congresses
• Conference papers and proceedings

Language

eng

Summary

"The National Research Council's Roundtable on Public Interfaces of the Life Sciences held a 2-day workshop on January 15-16, 2015, in Washington, DC to explore the public interfaces between scientists and citizens in the context of genetically engineered (GE) organisms. The workshop presentations and discussions dealt with perspectives on scientific engagement in a world where science is interpreted through a variety of lenses, including cultural values and political dispositions, and with strategies based on evidence in social science to improve public conversation about controversial topics in science. The workshop focused on public perceptions and debates about genetically engineered plants and animals, commonly known as genetically modified organisms (GMOs), because the development and application of GMOs are heavily debated among some stakeholders, including scientists. For some applications of GMOs, the societal debate is so contentious that it can be difficult for members of the public, including policy-makers, to make decisions. Thus, although the workshop focused on issues related to public interfaces with the life science that apply to many science policy debates, the discussions are particularly relevant for anyone involved with the GMO debate. Public Engagement on Genetically Modified Organisms: When Science and Citizens Connect summarizes the presentations and discussion of the workshop"--Publisher's description

Cataloging source

N$T

Dewey number

636.08/21

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Language note

English

LC call number

QH442.6

LC item number

.W48 2015eb

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography

NLM call number

WA 695

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