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Genetics and Society—Educating Scientifically Literate Citizens: Introduction to the Thematic Issue

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Acknowledgments

The idea for this issue emerged from the “Genetics and Society” conference that was held in Athens, Greece, in November 2011. The conference was co-organized by the Golden Helix Institute of Biomedical Research (http://www.goldenhelix.org) and GEITONAS School (http://geitonas.edu.gr). We thank Michael Matthews for providing us with the opportunity to work on a thematic journal issue on this topic. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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  1. Biology Section and IUFE, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

    Kostas Kampourakis & Bruno J. Strasser

  2. Institute of Philosophy, Center for Philosophy and Ethics of Science (ZEWW) and Centre for Ethics and Law in the Life Sciences (CELLS), Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany

    Thomas A. C. Reydon

  3. Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, Patras, Greece

    George P. Patrinos

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Kampourakis, K., Reydon, T.A.C., Patrinos, G.P. et al. Genetics and Society—Educating Scientifically Literate Citizens: Introduction to the Thematic Issue. Sci & Educ 23, 251–258 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11191-013-9659-5

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