Observa, in partnership with the National Committee for Biosafety and Biotechnologies, is conducting the fourth survey on Biotechnologies and public opinion in Italy.
The 2003 edition revealed that Italians grew more skeptical attitude towards GM food – two italians out of three considering it dangerous, while they continued to express a remarkable positive attitude with regard to biotechnologies in the medical field.
One year later, the 2004 survey tries to montor changes in Italians’ attitude towards biotechnologies as well as documenting the emergence of new issues in public debate. For information on the previous editions of the study visit Science and Citizen Section.