Aggregated News
| How do you feel about scientists changing the genetic makeup of human cells to... |
Approve
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Don't approve
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Don't know
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| cure a usually fatal disease, such as cancer |
-
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-
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-
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| - Australia |
89
|
8
|
3
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| - Japan |
83
|
5
|
12
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| reduce the risk of a usually fatal disease later in life |
-
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-
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-
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| - Australia |
81
|
11
|
8
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| - Japan |
75
|
6
|
19
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| prevent/stop children from inheriting a usually fatal disease |
-
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-
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-
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| - Australia |
87
|
7
|
6
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| - Japan |
80
|
4
|
16
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prevent/stop children from inheriting
a usually nonfatal disease, such as diabetes
|
-
|
-
|
-
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| - Australia |
79
|
13
|
8
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||
| - Japan |
62
|
17
|
21
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| improve the physical characteristics children would inherit |
-
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-
|
-
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| - Australia |
28
|
63
|
9
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| - Japan |
28
|
51
|
21
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||
| improve the intelligence level children would inherit |
-
|
-
|
-
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| - Australia |
27
|
62
|
11
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| - Japan |
26
|
54
|
20
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||
| make people more ethical |
-
|
-
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-
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| - Australia |
34
|
44
|
22
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| - Japan |
24
|
53
|
23
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- Survey population: 352 Japanese and 201 Australians
- Source: Darryl Macer, Bioethics for the People...