| A Grain of Truth: The Media, the Public, and Biotechnology Contributor(s): Priest, Susanna Hornig (Author) |
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ISBN: 0742509486 ISBN-13: 9780742509481 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $47.52 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2000 Annotation: A Grain of Truth debunks the myth that growing public distrust of genetically modified organisms can be attributed to scientific illiteracy or sensationalistic news stories. Arguing neither for nor against genetic engineering and other forms of biotechnology, this book charges both media and industry with ignoring the concerns of the general public and encourages greater public debate over biotech and other such complex issues. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Biotechnology - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects - Social Science | Media Studies |
| Dewey: 660.6 |
| LCCN: 00059056 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.8" W x 8.9" (0.53 lbs) 154 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A Grain of Truth debunks the myth that growing public distrust of genetically modified organisms can be attributed to scientific illiteracy or sensationalistic news stories. Media coverage of these issues has been dominated by the spokespersons of industry-yet evidence of consumer uncertainty has been available all along. The roots of the controversy are visible in press coverage and public opinion polls over the past decade, covering everything from the manufacture of growth hormones used in dairy cows through the cloning of Dolly the sheep to the appearance of the so-called "terminator gene." Arguing neither for nor against genetic engineering and other forms of biotechnology, this book charges both media and industry with ignoring the concerns of the general public and encourages greater public debate over biotech and other such complex issues. |