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The analysis of documents involved a combination of discourse and content analysis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Findings<\/jats:title><jats:p>The study demonstrates that there is a significant growth of the diversity of document types over time. Overall, 24 document types and 21 publication formats were identified. Web\u2010based formats, such as blogs and news and information web sites, play a prominent role in the dissemination of information about the synthesis of life forms.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Research limitations\/implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>The variety of document types identified here expands current understanding of the public documentary landscape and shows that the analysis of technoscientific debates and controversies can no longer be limited to traditional mass media documents such as news, feature articles, and editorials. However, a larger sample that includes more documents as well as non\u2010textual objects, such as images or even lab specimens, would expand the scope of this taxonomy and make conclusions more definitive. Further research into the specific digital types of documents identified in the study and their impact on the communication of scientific information to the public is needed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Practical implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>Surveying and understanding the kinds of documents that circulate information about emerging technoscientific issues can help to provide better services for a variety of information users and develop better tools for access and dissemination of such information.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Originality\/value<\/jats:title><jats:p>The study demonstrates that a document\u2010oriented approach can provide valuable insight into the circulation of information about science in the public sphere. 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