Voce ja comeu DNA hoje? Divulgacao cientifica durante a Semana da Ciencia e Tecnologia no Brasil
Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: During the first National Science and Technology Week held in 2004, science centers and museums, universities and schools engaged in activities with the idea of divulging science to the people. Demonstrations of the extraction of DNA from fruits were conducted in supermarkets in 11 Brazilian cities by two institutions, DNA Vai à Escola and Conselho de Informação e Biotecnologia. This article describes the formation of a national network of people interested in communicating information about genetics to the lay public and the implementation of a low-cost science communication activity in different parts of the country simultaneously. It also analyzes the impact caused by this initiative and the perceptions of those involved in its organization.
Institutions: The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Universidade do Vale do Paraíba, Centro Universitário Central Paulista, Universidade de São Paulo, DNA Consult Genética e Biotecnologia (Brazil), Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Fundação CECIERJ, Universidade de Passo Fundo, Universidade de Pernambuco
Language: Portuguese
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2074580484