Table 1.
Most mentioned associations.
| No. | Genetic modification | Cross-pollination | Gene-editing | Synthetic biology |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 231 | n = 193 | n = 168 | n = 156 | |
| 1 | Laboratory (10x) | Bees (18x) | DNA (8x) | Artificial (18x) |
| 2 | Research (8x) | Flowers (11x) | Technology (5x) | Unnatural (7x) |
| 3 | Artificial (7x) | Plants (9x) | Adapting (4x) | Research (6x) |
| 4 | DNA (6x) | Nature (7x) | Future (4x) | Future (5x) |
| 5 | Future (6x) | Cross breeding (3x) | Research (4x) | Laboratory (4x) |
| 6 | Study (6x) | Insects (3x) | Change (4x) | Nature (4x) |
| 7 | Modification (6x) | Pollen (3x) | Artificial (3x) | Animals (3x) |
| 8 | Innovation (5x) | Artificial (3x) | Genes (3x) | Chemistry (3x) |
| 9 | Change (5x) | Synthesis (3x) | ||
| 10 | Chemistry (3x) | |||
| 11 | Genes (3x) | |||
| 12 | Unnatural (3x) | |||
| 13 | Other (mentioned once or twice – 163x) | Other (mentioned once or twice – 136x) | Other (mentioned once or twice – 133x) | Other (mentioned once or twice – 103x) |