June 4th, 2018 | RESEARCH
Public trust in agricultural biotechnology organizations that produce so-called âgenetically-modified organismsâ (GMOs) is affected by misinformed attacks on GM technology and worry that producers' concern for profits overrides concern for the public good. In an experiment, we found that reporting that the industry engages in open and transparent research practices increased the perceived trustworthiness of university and corporate organizations involved with GMOs. Universities were considered more trustworthy than corporations overall, supporting prior findings in other technology domains. The results suggest that commitment to, and communication of, open and transparent research practices should be part of the process of implementing agricultural biotechnologies.
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Asheley Landrum, Author, Texas Tech UniversityJoseph Hilgard, Author, Illinois State University
Robert Lull, Author, California State University, Fresno
Heather Akin, Author, University of Missouri
Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Author, University of Pennsylvania
Citation
Identifier Type: DOI
Identifier: 10.22323/2.17020204
Identifier Type: ISSN
Identifier: 1824-2049
Publication: Journal of Science Communication
Volume: 17
Number: 2
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Audience: Administration | Leadership | Policymakers | General Public | Scientists
Discipline: Ecology | forestry | agriculture | Life science | Technology
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article | Research Products
Environment Type: Higher Education Programs | Informal | Formal Connections