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| Table 2. Acceptance level of different kinds of genetically modified organisms (GMO). The highest frequencies of answers are in bold. |
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1* |
2** |
3*** |
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Genetically modified organisms |
N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
Microorganisms |
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Microorganisms with the ability to synthesize medicinal substances (for example insulin) |
132 |
71.0 |
34 |
18.3 |
20 |
10.8 |
Microorganisms that can degrade toxic or harmful substances previously biologically non-degradable |
121 |
65.1 |
34 |
18.3 |
31 |
16.7 |
Microorganisms with the ability to synthesize applicable organic substances (for example various organic acids) to produce high value organic compounds |
101 |
54.3 |
59 |
31.7 |
26 |
14.0 |
Microorganisms used for organic synthesis in the food industry (for example, bioethanol) |
59 |
31.7 |
87 |
46.8 |
40 |
21.5 |
Genetically modified viruses designed for the transfer of genes between organisms |
24 |
12.9 |
92 |
49.5 |
70 |
37.6 |
Plants |
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Crop plants with increased tolerance to stress conditions (for example drought, salinity, etc.) |
107 |
57.5 |
47 |
25.3 |
32 |
17.2 |
Plants used for producing biofuel |
103 |
55.4 |
46 |
24.7 |
37 |
19.9 |
Plants with the ability to synthesize medicinal substances |
103 |
55.4 |
50 |
26.9 |
33 |
17.7 |
Plants for human food resistant to pests and pathogens |
66 |
35.5 |
46 |
24.7 |
74 |
39.8 |
Plants for animal food resistant to pests and pathogens |
61 |
32.8 |
52 |
28.0 |
73 |
39.2 |
Plants for human food with improved quality characteristics of fruit (for example, prolonged cold storage, more intense coloration, etc.) |
42 |
22.6 |
48 |
25.8 |
96 |
51.6 |
Ornamental garden plants with new properties (for example, blue carnations) |
39 |
21.0 |
52 |
28.0 |
95 |
51.1 |
Ornamental house plants with new properties (for example, ornamental plants that glow in the dark) |
37 |
19.9 |
36 |
19.4 |
113 |
60.8 |
Animals |
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Animals, for example goats that produce milk containing medicinal substances (for example, coagulation blood factor) |
58 |
31.2 |
47 |
25.3 |
81 |
43.5 |
Animals reared as donors for GM organ transplants (replacing or repairing defective organs or tissue) |
57 |
30.6 |
53 |
28.5 |
76 |
40.9 |
Domesticated animals with new properties (for example, cats with no-shed or non-allergenic fur) |
49 |
26.3 |
45 |
24.2 |
92 |
49.5 |
Animals for food consumption having meat with improved characteristics (for example, meat with low fat or with more intense colour ) |
34 |
18.3 |
53 |
28.5 |
99 |
53.2 |
*1 = acceptable; **2 = do not have an opinion, don’t know; ***3 = not acceptable |
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