This statistic displays the share of adults who view future genome editing and DNA sequencing as an opportunity versus threat in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016. Of the respondents, 49 percent viewed the future of genetic editing and DNA sequencing as an opportunity while 29 percent saw it as a threat.
Share of adults who view future genome editing and DNA sequencing as an opportunity or threat in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016*
* The full question read as follows: "Thinking about their development over the next twenty years, do you think that, overall, each of the following represent more of a threat or an opportunity for society?"
Percentages missing or exceeding 100 percent are due to rounding.
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Nesta. (April 26, 2016). Share of adults who view future genome editing and DNA sequencing as an opportunity or threat in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/602703/attitudes-towards-future-genetics-uk/
Nesta. "Share of adults who view future genome editing and DNA sequencing as an opportunity or threat in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016*." Chart. April 26, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/602703/attitudes-towards-future-genetics-uk/
Nesta. (2016). Share of adults who view future genome editing and DNA sequencing as an opportunity or threat in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/602703/attitudes-towards-future-genetics-uk/
Nesta. "Share of Adults Who View Future Genome Editing and Dna Sequencing as An Opportunity or Threat in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2016*." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Apr 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/602703/attitudes-towards-future-genetics-uk/
Nesta, Share of adults who view future genome editing and DNA sequencing as an opportunity or threat in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/602703/attitudes-towards-future-genetics-uk/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Share of adults who view future genome editing and DNA sequencing as an opportunity or threat in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016* [Graph], Nesta, April 26, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/602703/attitudes-towards-future-genetics-uk/
