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Table
8. Perception of usefulness, riskyness and moral acceptability of various
biotech applications. |
|
Useful |
of
which very useful |
Risky |
of
which very risky |
Morally condemnable |
of
which very condemnable |
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| - Genetic testing: detection of genetic abnormalities which might trigger diseases that parents can transmit to their children |
85 |
64 |
65 |
27 |
42 |
21 |
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| - Gene therapy: treatment of inherited diseases by introducing a healthy functional gene in the patient body |
79 |
48 |
72 |
27 |
40 |
16 |
||
| - Human medicines or vaccines production by genetic engineering: introducing a human gene into cells or living organisms to produce medicines or vaccines |
70 |
33 |
74 |
29 |
44 |
19 |
||
| - Agricultural genetic engineering: modifying the genes of the plants to make them more nutritious, tasty or keep them longer. |
29 |
10 |
69 |
33 |
54 |
28 |
| (Amgen, 2002). Survey by IPSOS of a representative sample of 1021 persons in Sep. 2002 in France. |
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