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Uncertainty about ethics has been a major factor in societal rejection of biotechnology. Six factors help create a societal “perfect storm” regarding ethics and biotechnology: Social demand for ethical discussion; societal scientific illiteracy; poor social understanding of ethics; a “Gresham’s Law for Ethics;” Scientific Ideology; vested interests dominating ethical discussion. How this can be remedied is discussed.
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Rollin, B.E. The Perfect Storm—Genetic Engineering, Science, and Ethics. Sci & Educ 23, 509–517 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11191-012-9511-3
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