Table 2. Percentage of respondents indicating that they agree with various statements about biotechnology. |
Statements
describing biotechnology |
% respondents agreeing with statement (n=87) |
Biotechnology is the genetic manipulation of living things for the benefit of human health |
74.7% |
Genetically modified crops will only benefit the lives of those people who live in third world countries |
18.4% |
Biotechnology interferes with nature |
44.7% |
Biotechnology will allow treatment and cure of genetic diseases (human) |
72.4% |
Biotechnology will benefit human health |
63.2% |
Biotechnology will allow people to clone themselves |
29.9% |
Biotechnology is only associated with GM (genetically modified) crops such as canola and rice |
21.8% |
Biotechnology produces new drugs each year which benefit human health |
47.1% |
Introducing genetically modified plants and animals into food for human consumption will adversely affect human health |
23.0% |
Biotechnology will have a major impact on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of human cancers |
57.5% |
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