Speeches/Meeting Papers (150)

The GENET (gene + net) Forum was designed as a contribution to help teachers and pupils to develop critical thinking, creativity, and values capable of assuring to future citizens an active and responsible involvement in societal evolution. This project (which includes a chat and online discussion forum) explores the ethical, legal, and social implications associated with biotechnology and genetics advances and aims to be a discussion catalyst. It is a place where European students and teachers can compare their opinions with those of their peers through the Internet. Some controversial issues related with biotechnology innovations are discussed. The forum asks all participants to give their opinions and/or discuss others' opinions (in Portuguese, Spanish, French, or English). This paper presents and discusses the results, potentialities, and difficulties of GENET's implementation. (Author/MM) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document