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March 4, 2026Human Genetics0 citationsOpen Access

Understanding Public Intention to Adopt CRISPR-Cas9 Technology

Understanding the public’s intention to adopt CRISPR-Cas9: the effect of beliefs, knowledge, and innovativeness

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JMJasmine MelamedSBSivia Barnoy

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Overview

Examines factors influencing the public’s willingness to adopt CRISPR-Cas9, emphasizing beliefs and ethics.

Key Points

  • This research aims to identify what influences public willingness to adopt CRISPR-Cas9 technology.
  • Conducted surveys with 500 young adults aged 20–45
  • Assessed personality traits, knowledge, beliefs, and familiarity with CRISPR
  • Utilized Rogers’ Diffusion of Innovations framework for analysis
  • Only 24% of participants were familiar with CRISPR
  • Knowledge levels about CRISPR were generally low
  • Beliefs were strongly associated with willingness to adopt CRISPR-Cas9 (r = .63, p < .001)
  • 18.8% identified as innovators, 26.8% as early adopters, and 3.2% as laggards

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Melamed et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a7ccb2d48f933b5eed8704https://doi.org/10.1007/s00439-026-02822-9
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