| Literature DB >> 26632354 |
Meaghan O'Keefe1, Sarah Perrault1, Jodi Halpern2, Lisa Ikemoto3, Mark Yarborough4.
Abstract
Metaphors used to describe new technologies mediate public understanding of the innovations. Analyzing the linguistic, rhetorical, and affective aspects of these metaphors opens the range of issues available for bioethical scrutiny and increases public accountability. This article shows how such a multidisciplinary approach can be useful by looking at a set of texts about one issue, the use of a newly developed technique for genetic modification, CRISPRcas9.Keywords: CRISPR; genomic; germline modification; metaphor; public engagement; rhetoric
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Year: 2015 PMID： 26632354 DOI： 10.1080/15265161.2015.1103804
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Bioeth ISSN： 1526-5161 Impact factor: 11.229