BEIJING, May 17th, Beijing, Transgenic is an angel or a devil? Is GM food safe? Lin Min, researcher of the Institute of Biotechnology at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, answered the former. He said on the 17th that genetic breeding and traditional crossbreeding are essentially the same. Looking into the development of genetic transformation, its technology is a general trend and the industry is unstoppable.
The Chinese Academy of Science and Technology held the academic report of the theme “Social Responsibility of Scientists†in Beijing that day. Lin Min made the above statement when he made the report “The Industrialization of Genetically Modified Crops and its Safety Evaluationâ€. He said that in nature, the phenomenon of genetic transformation can be seen everywhere, and working people have used this phenomenon of genetic transformation, called traditional crossbreeding, to cultivate new varieties.
Lin Min said that transgenic breeding is an extension, development, and new breakthrough in traditional crossbreeding technology. It is similar to traditional breeding techniques in transferring genes. The difference is that transgenic technology can break the boundaries of species and achieve more precise results. Rapid, controllable gene recombination and transfer enable directional cultivation of new plant and animal species, and it plays an irreplaceable role in the improvement of traits such as pest resistance, stress resistance, high yield, and high quality, as well as easing resource constraints and ensuring food security. There is tremendous potential for development in terms of protecting the ecological environment and expanding agricultural functions.
The development of genetically modified technology can be summarized in two sentences: First, the fastest-growing technology ever produced by human beings. The annual growth rate of global transgenic crops is basically at 10%. Second, the genetically modified industry is rapidly developing in the debate, and the global scale of genetically modified crops has been applied. For more than 14 years, the total planting area has reached 134 million hectares and hundreds of millions of people have consumed genetically modified foods each year.
Regarding the issue of safety of genetically modified foods that are of concern, Lin Min stressed that no scientifically validated genetically modified food and environmental safety issues have yet occurred. The genetically modified foods that have been put on the market have undergone the most stringent safety evaluations and the most thorough research. "For unknown things, science can not answer some of the things that the public has fear can understand, scientists, management departments and the media to act together to eliminate public doubts." The development of genetically modified technology is still in its infancy. If one day, genetically modified technology is widely used in industries, agriculture, environmental protection, and other fields, and enters the homes of ordinary people, the public can really accept it.
In 2006, China included the “cultivation of new varieties of genetically modified organisms†in 16 major national science and technology projects. In 2009, the Ministry of Agriculture issued a safety certificate for corn (information, market) varieties and two transgenic rice varieties. After years of development and accumulation, China has now initially established an independent system for genetic innovation and industrial development of genetically modified breeding. The overall level of R&D of genetically modified crops is ahead of that of developing countries, and the basis and application of transgenic crops such as rice and cotton (information and market). The research has formed a special advantage and entered the international forefront.
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