Tragic Flaws and Practical Wisdom: Public reasoning behind preferences for different genetic technologies.

ABSTRACT: Advanced bioengineering is often described as a transformative field with the potential to reshape aspects of society and environments. However, it remains largely unfamiliar to publics, compounded by its highly abstract and complex technical details. Increasingly, there have been calls for public engagement that grounds the field in concrete, real-world uses. Furthermore, there have been calls to move beyond the limits of archetypal or intrinsic concerns by encouraging people to flesh out and justify their support or lack thereof. This national focus group study investigated views across Australia regarding four novel applications. By presenting these technologies in contextualised scenarios incorporating characters with a range of perspectives, it answers the call for greater frame aware

SUBMITTER: Dixson HGW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12535613 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature