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Genetically modified plants and human health

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, June 2008
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Title
Genetically modified plants and human health
Published in
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, June 2008
DOI 10.1258/jrsm.2008.070372
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Authors

Suzie Key, Julian K-C, Pascal MW Drake

Abstract

Genetically modified (or GM) plants have attracted a large amount of media attention in recent years and continue to do so. Despite this, the general public remains largely unaware of what a GM plant actually is or what advantages and disadvantages the technology has to offer, particularly with regard to the range of applications for which they can be used. From the first generation of GM crops, two main areas of concern have emerged, namely risk to the environment and risk to human health. As GM plants are gradually being introduced into the European Union there is likely to be increasing public concern regarding potential health issues. Although it is now commonplace for the press to adopt 'health campaigns', the information they publish is often unreliable and unrepresentative of the available scientific evidence. We consider it important that the medical profession should be aware of the state of the art, and, as they are often the first port of call for a concerned patient, be in a position to provide an informed opinion. This review will examine how GM plants may impact on human health both directly - through applications targeted at nutrition and enhancement of recombinant medicine production - but also indirectly, through potential effects on the environment. Finally, it will examine the most important opposition currently facing the worldwide adoption of this technology: public opinion.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 4 <1%
United States 2 <1%
France 2 <1%
Bangladesh 1 <1%
Germany 1 <1%
Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 <1%
Zimbabwe 1 <1%
Italy 1 <1%
Vietnam 1 <1%
Other 9 <1%
Unknown 896 97%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 347 38%
Student > Master 153 17%
Student > Ph. D. Student 69 8%
Researcher 59 6%
Student > Postgraduate 33 4%
Other 67 7%
Unknown 191 21%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 243 26%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 140 15%
Medicine and Dentistry 63 7%
Engineering 39 4%
Social Sciences 33 4%
Other 193 21%
Unknown 208 23%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 289. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 09 February 2024.
All research outputs
#122,785
of 25,552,205 outputs
Outputs from Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
#54
of 3,876 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#179
of 97,978 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
#1
of 16 outputs
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