Does public access to genetic data mean more safety for citizens? Such a delicate issue is animating the public debate setting community needs against individual privacy. Observa- Science in Society, in cooperation with the National Committee for Biosafety and Biotechnology, is carrying out a survey on public perceptions and attitudes towards the use of genetic…
“BIOpop” results of the combination of the words “BIOthechnology” and “POPular”: the name of this European project refers to its aim of bringing Science from the laboratories into the streets. Being aware of the need of citizens to know more about Science, which increasingly influences their lives, the intention of the young European Biotechnology researchers…
There is no doubt that the Nobel Prize has helped decisively to shape the public image of science over the past hundred years. For a large part of the general public, the award of a Nobel Prize – especially to a fellow-countryman – is a significant occasion for contact with science and the scientific enterprise.…