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-== '''Survey - Scientists''' ==
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-We are currently carrying out a survey asking 300 scientists of the Bioquant to answer the following questions. The questionnaire of the survey is based on several studies [[Team:Heidelberg/Project/Science_Communication/Survey_scientists#References|[1]]],[[Team:Heidelberg/Project/Science_Communication/Survey_scientists#References|[2]]],[[Team:Heidelberg/Project/Science_Communication/Survey_scientists#References|[3]]], expanded and adapted for our purposes.
-'''Field of research:'''
--	Synthetic Biology<br>
--	Systems Biology<br>
--	Molecular Biology<br>
--	Cell Biology<br>
--	Translational Research<br>
--	Clinical Research<br>
--	Other: please specify<br>
-'''Position:'''
--	PI<br>
--	Postdoc<br>
--	PhD Student<br>
--	Masters / Diploma Student<br>
--	Technical Assistance<br>
--	Other please specifiy<br>
-'''1.	In the past 3 years, have you had professional contact with journalists from the general mass media (face-to-face, by phone, or by mail/fax/email)?'''
-a.	More than 6 times<br>
-b.	2 to 6 times<br>
-c.	1 to 2 times<br>
-d.	No contact<br>
-'''2.	What kind of contact with the media have you had? (Check all alternatives that apply.)'''
-a.	Been interviewed by a journalist<br>
-b.	Been a guest on a TV or radio <br>
-c.	Panel discussion or talk show provided background information for a popular article or program in the media<br>
-d.	Participated in preparation of article / book / brochure addressed to general audience<br>
-e.	Other, please specify<br>
-'''3.	Judging reports about your field of work in press articles or other reports in other media, how do you think the science facts are represented: (1-5 accurate -  bad)'''
-a.	The bottom line of the work is correctly presented.<br>
-b.	Important facts of the work where omitted thereby hindering comprehension of the science behind<br>
-c.	The results and their implications are exaggerated<br>
-'''4.	Do you think your work has implications for society and/or policy-makers and regulators?'''
-a.	Yes<br>
-b.	No<br>
-c.	Don’t know / not sure<br>
-'''When carrying out a survey in the pedestrian area of Heidelberg,'''
-'''5.	what do you think how many people know that “E.coli” is a bacterium?'''
-a.	-5%<br>
-b.	5%-25%<br>
-c.	25%-50%<br>
-d.	50%-75%<br>
-e.	75%-95%<br>
-f.	> 95%<br>
-'''6.	what do you think how many people know what a “pathogen” is?'''
-a.	-5%<br>
-b.	5%-25%<br>
-c.	25%-50%<br>
-d.	50%-75%<br>
-e.	75%-95%<br>
-f.	> 95%<br>
-'''7.	what do you think how many people know that “desoxyribonucleic acid / DNA” is the carrier of genetic information?'''
-a.	-5%<br>
-b.	5%-25%<br>
-c.	25%-50%<br>
-d.	50%-75%<br>
-e.	75%-95%<br>
-f.	> 95%<br>
-'''8.	what do you think how many people can describe roughly what “synthetic biology” means?'''
-a.	-5%<br>
-b.	5%-25%<br>
-c.	25%-50%<br>
-d.	50%-75%<br>
-e.	75%-95%<br>
-f.	> 95%<br>
-== '''References''' ==
-[1] Science Communication, Interactions with the Mass Media, Science,Vol. 321. no. 5886, pp. 204 – 205, July 2008
-[2] Science Communication, Report of the Royal Society, June 2006, http://royalsociety.org/page.asp?id=3180