Science-related populism: Conceptualizing populist demands toward science

NG Mede, MS Schäfer - Public Understanding of science, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Populism is on the rise in many countries. Scholars have stated that it is characteristic for
political populism to describe society as a fundamental struggle between an allegedly …

[HTML][HTML] Risk management recommendations for environmental releases of gene drive modified insects

Y Devos, JD Mumford, MB Bonsall, DCM Glandorf… - Biotechnology …, 2022 - Elsevier
The ability to engineer gene drives (genetic elements that bias their own inheritance) has
sparked enthusiasm and concerns. Engineered gene drives could potentially be used to …

Culex quinquefasciatus: status as a threat to island avifauna and options for genetic control

T Harvey-Samuel, T Ant, J Sutton, CN Niebuhr… - CABI Agriculture and …, 2021 - Springer
The avifauna endemic to islands is particularly susceptible to population declines and
extinctions resulting from the introduction of non-native pathogens. Three pathogens of …

[HTML][HTML] An ethical analysis of cloning for genetic rescue: case study of the black-footed ferret

RL Sandler, L Moses, SM Wisely - Biological Conservation, 2021 - Elsevier
Genetic rescue is a management tool used to decrease genetic load and increase fitness.
The technique relies on the addition of unique genomes into a population's gene pool, but …

On the effectiveness of public awareness campaigns for the management of invasive species

AL Haley, TA Lemieux, ML Piczak, S Karau… - Environmental …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Invasive species can have disastrous effects on the ecosystems they invade, requiring
costly, labour-intensive mitigation. Public awareness campaigns are often used as a tool to …

[LIVRE][B] Wild souls: freedom and flourishing in the non-human world

E Marris - 2021 - books.google.com
Winner of the 2022 Rachel Carson Environment Book Award* Winner of the 2022 Science in
Society Journalism Award (Books)* Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize …

Societal debates about emerging genetic technologies: Toward a science of public engagement

CD Wirz, DA Scheufele, D Brossard - Environmental …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Gene editing is an inherently wicked problem with no single right answer and no group
uniquely positioned to decide this answer. We discuss the intricacies of the debates …

Scepticism of anthropogenic climate change: Additional evidence for the role of system-justifying ideologies

TL Milfont, W Abrahamse, EA MacDonald - Personality and Individual …, 2021 - Elsevier
Unwillingness of certain individuals to accept the reality of anthropogenic climate change
threatens mitigation and adaptation efforts. Gender (being male), political conservatism and …

Adequacy and sufficiency evaluation of existing EFSA guidelines for the molecular characterisation, environmental risk assessment and post‐market environmental …

EFSA Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms … - Efsa …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Advances in molecular and synthetic biology are enabling the engineering of gene drives in
insects for disease vector/pest control. Engineered gene drives (that bias their own …

Towards rangatiratanga in pest management? Māori perspectives and frameworks on novel biotechnologies in conservation

S Palmer, OR Mercier, A King-Hunt - Pacific Conservation …, 2020 - CSIRO Publishing
In Aotearoa New Zealand, the government has set a target for the country to become
predator-free by 2050, largely as a response to the threat of extinction that introduced …