Grain Of Truth

Susanna Hornig Priest

• 06 december 2000
• 9780742509481

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This text looks at the growing public distrust of genetically modified organisms and covers the roots of controversy and public opinion since the 1990s. It looks at the manufacture of GM products as well as cloning and the appearance of the so-called "terminator gene".



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.