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Biotechnology and the European public

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The latest European sample survey of public perceptions of biotechnology reveals widespread opposition to genetically modified (GM) food in much of Europe, but public attitudes to medical and environmental applications remain positive.

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Figure 1: European attitudes to seven applications of biotechnology.

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This article was written with support of the European Commission, Research Directorate-General (QLRT-1999-00286).

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  1. director, Methodology Institute, London School of Economics,

    George Gaskell

  2. lecturer, London School of Economics , London

    Martin Bauer

  3. professor, National Museum of Science and Industry, London

    John Durant

  4. lecturer, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

    Agnes Allansdottir

  5. professor, University of Zurich, Zurich

    Heinz Bonfadelli

  6. director of research, National Foundation of Political Science, Paris

    Daniel Boy

  7. senior researcher, Paris, CNRS-UPR 36

    Suzanne de Cheveigné

  8. professor, Mid Sweden University , Stockholm, Sweden

    Björn Fjaestad

  9. lecturer, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands

    Jan M. Gutteling

  10. senior researcher, Centre of Technology Assessment, Stuttgart, Germany

    Juergen Hampel

  11. professor, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark

    Erling Jelsøe

  12. professor, Graduate Institute of Employment and Business, Lisbon

    Jorge Correia Jesuino

  13. scientific assistant, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany

    Matthias Kohring

  14. professor, Eindhoven University of Technology , Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    Cees Midden

  15. professor, Centre of Technology and Culture University of Oslo, Oslo

    Torben Hviid Nielsen

  16. professor, Adam Mickiewicz University , Poznan

    Andrzej Przestalski

  17. lecturer, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland

    Timo Rusanen

  18. senior researcher, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Greece

    George Sakellaris

  19. senior researcher, Austrian Academy of Science, Vienna

    Helge Torgersen

  20. professor, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Poznan, Poland

    Tomasz Twardowski

  21. The International Research Group on Biotechnology and the Public includes Wolfgang Wagner, professor, Johannes Kepler University , Linz, Austria

    Wolfgang Wagner

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