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<title>Background</title>
This study statistically explores the relationship between information provision and peoples’ attitudes towards the application of gene-editing technology to food, by contrasting cases of gene-edited livestock and vegetables in Japan. Japanese food producers and researchers are optimistic about the application of the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) approach to food. Due to the strict regulations regarding genetically modified (GM) food, GM crops are not commercially cultivated in Japan. Consumers worldwide have concerns about application of this technology to food. Further examination of this issue for Japanese consumers with lower acceptance towards GM food should provide essential information for global agricultural communities.


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<title>Methods</title>
Using a web survey, split-ballot experimental design was used to randomly assign the respondents into two groups: (1) the animal group, for which information on breeding technologies, including gene editing, was provided using pig illustrations. (2) The plant group, for which information was provided using tomato illustrations. Multivariate analysis of variance and post-hoc t-tests were applied to examine the statistical differences between the plant and animal groups for attitudes towards gene-edited livestock and vegetables. Statistical analyses were conducted to examine if scientific knowledge influences these attitudes.


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<title>Results</title>
Respondents found gene-edited vegetables more beneficial than gene-edited livestock. Their agreement was stronger for vegetables than for livestock. Respondents’ attitudes towards gene-edited livestock differed depending on whether they were shown pig illustrations or tomato illustrations. The plant group scored significantly lower regarding gene-edited livestock compared to the animal group. No statistical difference was observed between the two groups in the case of gene-edited vegetables. Furthermore, the higher science literacy group always scored higher regarding improvements in vegetable breeding, but this was not concordant regarding improvements in livestock breeding.


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<title>Conclusions</title>
People were more concerned about gene-edited livestock than gene-edited vegetables. The respondents who were provided information with tomato illustrations in advance demonstrated lower acceptance towards gene-edited livestock than those who were provided information with pig illustrations. Applying the technology to livestock, such as size enlargement for improvements, might be considered as risky by the public, in contrast with vegetables.


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DOI： 10.1186/s43170-021-00029-8

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The use of web surveys is more popular than ever before. In spite of this popularity, it has been pointed out that inappropriate responses by “Satisficing” damage the reliability of the survey data. To solve or mitigate this issue, some studies have been conducted to verify the appropriateness of the answers by using countermeasures, such as DQS and IMC, to detect inappropriate answers. However, few studies have comprehensively evaluated those countermeasures for detecting inappropriate respondents. To overcome the situation, we conducted Latent rank analysis using several DQSs and IMC, and some additional analyses were performed to identify inappropriate respondents. Based on the results there, we discuss some new findings and how effective the techniques we have used are.

DOI： 10.11218/ojjams.36.132

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Authorship：Lead author   Language：Japanese   Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)   Publisher：Japanese Association For Mathematical Sociology  

DOI： 10.11218/ojjams.35.128

DOI： 10.2208/jscejer.77.5_i_221_references_DOI_5mhKiFBxCnxh4M2xg92yYwQBTkk

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Language：Japanese   Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)   Publisher：The Food System Research Association of Japan  

Genome editing is being applied in various fields of life sciences, such as medicine, agriculture, food and energy. Regarding the regulatory status of genome editing in Japan, policies are being issued by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and the Ministry of the Environment, and applications to the fields of agriculture and food are being widely considered. However, there has hardly been any explicit discussion on the differences between applications for plants and animals. We argue there are several points that should be taken into account. In this paper, we clarify the unique regulatory issues that separate genome edited animals from plants, in particular, safety assessment, consumer perception, and animal welfare.

DOI： 10.5874/jfsr.26.4_283

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