Beijing, June 10: People eat GM foods, will they give birth to deformed offspring? Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Chen Xiaoya said at the 15th Academician Meeting of the Chinese Academy of Sciences: “No!â€
Chen Xiaoya said that there is currently no conclusive evidence that the currently approved genetically modified foods are not safe for humans and animals. However, any type of genetically modified organism must be strictly regulated, pest resistance to transgenic crops, and genetically modified plants may be
The problems caused by genetic drift and further ecological security have not been rigorously confirmed or solved.
Chen Xiaoya said, “In the past 30 years, scientists have successfully cultivated a variety of transgenic plants and animals. As an experimental method, transgenic technology has long been widely used in various fields of life science research. In agriculture, genetic modification technology has greatly improved. The ability and efficiency of biological breeding." He introduced, "breeding and industrialization of genetically modified organisms" is China's "Eleventh Five-Year" period started one of sixteen major science and technology projects. At present, the industrialization of genetically modified crops in China has developed rapidly. Since its commercialization for the first time in 1996, it has become the fastest utilized crop breeding technology in modern agricultural history. In 2009, China planted an area of ​​3.7 million hectares of genetically modified crops, ranking sixth in the world, mainly including cotton, poplar, tomato, papaya and bell pepper. These crops produced or enhanced traits such as insect resistance, disease resistance, high yield, and high quality. , In the agricultural production has played a good economic and ecological benefits.
Chen Xiaoya stated that we should adopt a scientific approach to objectively treat genetically modified technologies and fully analyze the possible effects of some target genes. On the basis of establishing and improving relevant laws and regulations, we should increase scientific propaganda to increase public recognition and acceptance of genetically modified technologies so as to further promote the research and development of genetically modified technologies so that they can better serve the socio-economic and people's health. .