Interpreting the Great Book of Life. The decoding of the human genome in the French press
Leer el gran libro de la vida. La decodificación del genoma humano en la prensa francesa
Leia o grande livro da vida. A decodificação do genoma humano na imprensa francesa
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decoding biotechnology media written press. genoma humano decodificación biotecnología periódicos franceses. |
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https://revistas.ort.edu.uy/inmediaciones-de-la-comunicacion/article/view/2866
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| dc.description.en-US.fl_txt_mv | On 26 June 2000, in a spectacular press conference, the Human Genome Project, an international public consortium, and Celera Genomics, a private company founded in 1998 by the genetician Craig Venter jointly announced the nearly complete decoding of the human genome. The following year, in February 2001, the announcement was reiterated when the the results were published in the scientific journals Science and Nature. All the main media reported and commented these events.This article makes a comparative analysis of articles published in the most importantFrench daily newspapers (La Croix, Le Figaro, L’Humanité, Libération, Le Monde and Le Parisien) on the announcementsrelated to the human genome project. The metaphors mobilised around the project, the graphics, the scientific explanations as well as the analysis of the discovery’s implicationsare the focus of the analysis. Just a few newspapersrecalled that humans are not exclusively inscribed in their genes and that they are as marked by their history and their environment as by their genetic code. The old quarrel between the nature and nurture arises again: do 30000 genes really make a human being? The very meaning of DNA, the material support of a part that is transmited by each generation, differ according the newspaper and every reader. The vision of researchers and the trust they must givethe importance of the intellectual adventure or the perspectives of applications or potential risks, there are a relevant part and parcel of the different representations of the “progress” of science.The news coverage of the announcements about the Human Genome Project shows different visions about the decoding of the philosophies related to the human being. Popular newspapers are preoccupied by eugenic perspectives. Papers with strong moral references (whether L’Humanité, La Croix or Le Figaro) energetically recall the role of history and environment in the genesis of man. Others, but in particular Libération, were more inclined to see humans inscribed in their genes. In summary, we have found a large diversity among the press’s discourse, also expressing different point of views of science.In this sense, the research shows that popular newspapers have systematically taken a certain distance from the scientific world, remarking the ethical questions often raised by their work. The so called elite newspapers have shown themselves to be closer to the political and scientific institutions, quicker in showing trust in researchers, though with some nuances. All these media discourse carry traces of a society’s questions and hesitations when faced with the evolutions of life sciences that probe and shift the boundaries of humanity. |
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| dc.description.pt-BR.fl_txt_mv | On 26 June 2000, in a spectacular press conference, the Human Genome Project, an international public consortium, and Celera Genomics, a private company founded in 1998 by the genetician Craig Venter jointly announced the nearly complete decoding of the human genome. The following year, in February 2001, the announcement was reiterated when the the results were published in the scientific journals Science and Nature. All the main media reported and commented these events.This article makes a comparative analysis of articles published in the most importantFrench daily newspapers (La Croix, Le Figaro, L’Humanité, Libération, Le Monde and Le Parisien) on the announcementsrelated to the human genome project. The metaphors mobilised around the project, the graphics, the scientific explanations as well as the analysis of the discovery’s implicationsare the focus of the analysis. Just a few newspapersrecalled that humans are not exclusively inscribed in their genes and that they are as marked by their history and their environment as by their genetic code. The old quarrel between the nature and nurture arises again: do 30000 genes really make a human being? The very meaning of DNA, the material support of a part that is transmited by each generation, differ according the newspaper and every reader. The vision of researchers and the trust they must givethe importance of the intellectual adventure or the perspectives of applications or potential risks, there are a relevant part and parcel of the different representations of the “progress” of science.The news coverage of the announcements about the Human Genome Project shows different visions about the decoding of the philosophies related to the human being. Popular newspapers are preoccupied by eugenic perspectives. Papers with strong moral references (whether L’Humanité, La Croix or Le Figaro) energetically recall the role of history and environment in the genesis of man. Others, but in particular Libération, were more inclined to see humans inscribed in their genes. In summary, we have found a large diversity among the press’s discourse, also expressing different point of views of science.In this sense, the research shows that popular newspapers have systematically taken a certain distance from the scientific world, remarking the ethical questions often raised by their work. The so called elite newspapers have shown themselves to be closer to the political and scientific institutions, quicker in showing trust in researchers, though with some nuances. All these media discourse carry traces of a society’s questions and hesitations when faced with the evolutions of life sciences that probe and shift the boundaries of humanity. |
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| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv | Interpreting the Great Book of Life. The decoding of the human genome in the French press Leer el gran libro de la vida. La decodificación del genoma humano en la prensa francesa Leia o grande livro da vida. A decodificação do genoma humano na imprensa francesa |
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| spelling | De Cheveigné, Suzanne2018-12-27On 26 June 2000, in a spectacular press conference, the Human Genome Project, an international public consortium, and Celera Genomics, a private company founded in 1998 by the genetician Craig Venter jointly announced the nearly complete decoding of the human genome. The following year, in February 2001, the announcement was reiterated when the the results were published in the scientific journals Science and Nature. All the main media reported and commented these events.This article makes a comparative analysis of articles published in the most importantFrench daily newspapers (La Croix, Le Figaro, L’Humanité, Libération, Le Monde and Le Parisien) on the announcementsrelated to the human genome project. The metaphors mobilised around the project, the graphics, the scientific explanations as well as the analysis of the discovery’s implicationsare the focus of the analysis. Just a few newspapersrecalled that humans are not exclusively inscribed in their genes and that they are as marked by their history and their environment as by their genetic code. The old quarrel between the nature and nurture arises again: do 30000 genes really make a human being? The very meaning of DNA, the material support of a part that is transmited by each generation, differ according the newspaper and every reader. The vision of researchers and the trust they must givethe importance of the intellectual adventure or the perspectives of applications or potential risks, there are a relevant part and parcel of the different representations of the “progress” of science.The news coverage of the announcements about the Human Genome Project shows different visions about the decoding of the philosophies related to the human being. Popular newspapers are preoccupied by eugenic perspectives. Papers with strong moral references (whether L’Humanité, La Croix or Le Figaro) energetically recall the role of history and environment in the genesis of man. Others, but in particular Libération, were more inclined to see humans inscribed in their genes. In summary, we have found a large diversity among the press’s discourse, also expressing different point of views of science.In this sense, the research shows that popular newspapers have systematically taken a certain distance from the scientific world, remarking the ethical questions often raised by their work. The so called elite newspapers have shown themselves to be closer to the political and scientific institutions, quicker in showing trust in researchers, though with some nuances. All these media discourse carry traces of a society’s questions and hesitations when faced with the evolutions of life sciences that probe and shift the boundaries of humanity.Durante una conferencia de prensa de gran impacto, el 26 de junio de 2000 se anunció la decodificación casi completa del genoma humano en forma conjunta por parte de un consorcio público internacional, el Proyecto Genoma Humano, y Celera Genomics, una compañía privada. Con similar repercusión, en febrero de 2001 se repitió el anuncio con motivo de la publicación de los resultados en las revistas Science y Nature. Los principales medios de comunicación informaron y comentaron extensamente esos acontecimientos.En este trabajo analizamos los artículos aparecidos en los principales periódicos franceses (La Croix, Le Figaro, L’ Humanité, Libération, Le Monde y Le Parisien) en ocasión de dichos anuncios, abordando tanto las metáforas movilizadas alrededor del proyecto Genoma, las infografías y las explicaciones de su valor científico como sus análisis de la repercusión de semejante hito. De hecho, pocos periódicos recuerdan a sus lectores que el ser humano no está totalmente inscrito en sus genes, y que su historia y su entorno lo marcan tanto como su código genético. Siempre vigente, resurge la vieja discusión acerca de lo innato y lo adquirido. El sentido mismo de lo que es el ADN, el soporte material de una parte más o menos grande de lo que se trasmite de generación en generación, difiere según los periódicos y según los lectores. La visión de los investigadores y la confianza que podemos o debemos brindarles, la importancia de la aventura intelectual o de las aplicaciones concretas y los riesgos potenciales entran en las diferentes representaciones de esta “avanzada” de la ciencia.En la cobertura periodística hallamos diferentes filosofías sobre el ser humano. Los periódicos populares siguen preocupados por las perspectivas eugenistas; aquellos con fuertes referencias morales (cualesquiera sean éstas, desde L’Humanité a La Croix o Le Figaro) recuerdan con energía el papel de la historia y del entorno en la formación del hombre, allí donde otros, Libération en particular, tienden a verla inscrito en sus genes. Se aprecia, pues, una gran diversidad de discursos que expresan diferentes visiones de la ciencia. De forma sistemática la prensa popular toma cierta distancia del mundo científico, recordando los cuestionamientos de orden ético que plantean sus trabajos. Los periódicos considerados de élite se muestran más cercanos a las instituciones, políticas o científicas, más prestos a brindar su confianza a los investigadores, con ciertos matices. En suma, los discursos mediáticos ostentan las huellas de las preguntas y las vacilaciones de una sociedad que se enfrenta a unas ciencias de la vida que interrogan y llevan más lejos los límites de la humanidad.On 26 June 2000, in a spectacular press conference, the Human Genome Project, an international public consortium, and Celera Genomics, a private company founded in 1998 by the genetician Craig Venter jointly announced the nearly complete decoding of the human genome. The following year, in February 2001, the announcement was reiterated when the the results were published in the scientific journals Science and Nature. All the main media reported and commented these events.This article makes a comparative analysis of articles published in the most importantFrench daily newspapers (La Croix, Le Figaro, L’Humanité, Libération, Le Monde and Le Parisien) on the announcementsrelated to the human genome project. The metaphors mobilised around the project, the graphics, the scientific explanations as well as the analysis of the discovery’s implicationsare the focus of the analysis. Just a few newspapersrecalled that humans are not exclusively inscribed in their genes and that they are as marked by their history and their environment as by their genetic code. The old quarrel between the nature and nurture arises again: do 30000 genes really make a human being? The very meaning of DNA, the material support of a part that is transmited by each generation, differ according the newspaper and every reader. The vision of researchers and the trust they must givethe importance of the intellectual adventure or the perspectives of applications or potential risks, there are a relevant part and parcel of the different representations of the “progress” of science.The news coverage of the announcements about the Human Genome Project shows different visions about the decoding of the philosophies related to the human being. Popular newspapers are preoccupied by eugenic perspectives. Papers with strong moral references (whether L’Humanité, La Croix or Le Figaro) energetically recall the role of history and environment in the genesis of man. Others, but in particular Libération, were more inclined to see humans inscribed in their genes. In summary, we have found a large diversity among the press’s discourse, also expressing different point of views of science.In this sense, the research shows that popular newspapers have systematically taken a certain distance from the scientific world, remarking the ethical questions often raised by their work. The so called elite newspapers have shown themselves to be closer to the political and scientific institutions, quicker in showing trust in researchers, though with some nuances. 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