A survey on the public knowledge of genetically modified food

Question 1. Have you heard of genetically modified food?

Question 2. Where did you learn about genetically modified food?

In the survey, 80% students choose paper and the results of the study, which is connected to the discipline they major in, within which more students choose to read papers, reports and the results of the specific researches based on the background of their own studies. And 40% choose to learn something about the development of the research of biology and concentrate on the macro aspects. Only 20% choose to learn something about the conjecture and something else of biology-lover, such as blogs and so on and the result is accommodated with question 1 with respect of the interest.

Question 3. Which one(s) is(are) commonly genetically modified according to your knowledge?

According to the investigation, papers and academic reports are the main access to the biology research for a freshman in college. Nevertheless, few students read the paper thoroughly. For most time, they just roughly get the message conveyed by the paper when they are finishing their class assignments. At the same time, academic reports seldom gets proper feedbacks from them. The popular science literature and the news on the websites also play an important role and reveal the degree of participation among the freshmen. Moreover, it is suitable for their knowledge deposits. It can be quite intriguing and it can in turn spread the researching message to a certain extent.

Question 4. The proportion of GM food in your daily consumption

Most choose Scientific American, which is famous for the introduction of the latest research, for its friendly style and fool-proof introduction.

Question 5. What is your attitude towards GM food, and why?