Abstract

FOLGUERA, Guillermo; CARRIZO, Erica  and  MASSARINI, Alicia.  Analysis of epistemological and social aspects in the techno-scientific discourse referring to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) grown in Argentin. Rev. iberoam. cienc. tecnol. soc. [online]. 2014, vol.9, n.25, pp.91-119. ISSN 1850-0013.

In this paper, we analyze the main arguments that are present in the techno-scientific discourse of biotechnology specialists about genetically modified organisms (GMO) grown in Argentina, with regard both to its epistemic assumptions and to its reference to the relationships between techno-science and society. In particular, our work focuses on two complementary aspects of this discourse: the epistemic factors related to the origin and the growing prestige of molecular genetics as a biological subdiscipline, and the argumentations presented by scientifics and technocrats in the Ciencia Hoy journal. These supported the legitimacy of the introduction and expansion of GM cultures that has taken place in Argentina during the last fifteen years.

Keywords : Molecular biology; Genetics; Social legitimacy; GMO.

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