Abstract: Modern biotechnology (the genome and its associated technologies) is developing at breakneck speed, both in terms of basic research and its technological applications (from medicine to agriculture). In modern society, biotechnology exerts an increasingly important impact which will require critically informed citizens capable of taking decisions regarding biotechnological issues. This article reflects on the need to increase biotechnological literacy during compulsory education.
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Journal publication year: 2012
Author, as appears in the article.: Novo, Maite, González, Ángel