The truth behind the debate on commercialization
"This company is not crazy? It's quite ridiculous!" On May 28, Zhang Hao sat in front of the trading system, and he only stared at the K-line diagram of a listed company stock for only a long time.
Zhang is a trader of a private equity fund in Beijing. What made it so lamenting was that not so long ago, a meeting was held by the Ministry of Agriculture. After the meeting, the official did not announce any news. The participants were also very secretive. However, some institutional investors have witnessed a huge commercial interest and reacted strongly. After several trading days, the company's stock was firmly sealed by the daily limit. "Someone wants to make a fortune." A person from an investment agency confided to a reporter from China United Daily News.
In fact, one message for stimulating these institutions is: “China will become the first country in the world to grow GM rice on a commercial basis.†And the above-mentioned stock that was surrounded by huge amounts of capital was called by some institutions as "China's genetically modified The first share of rice."
In fact, since China approved the commercial planting of genetically modified cotton in 1999, no more GM crops have been approved for commercial planting. Now, many institutional investors and some private equity professionals believe that the cautious attitude of the authorities and even the top management of the central government has changed. This meeting is very likely to become a turning point in China's planting genetically modified rice.
"If approved, it means that many Chinese people will eat GM rice instead of traditional rice in the future. This is the first time in the world." One investment banker who has long been engaged in research in the biological field told reporters frankly.
According to the information obtained by the reporter, at the meeting, a researcher of a biotechnology research institute in China, the transgenic rice against bacterial blight, received support from most people compared with other varieties of transgenic rice. In contrast, the Greenpeace, the world’s largest environmental organization, has disclosed to the outside world that some GM scientists have mixed scientific research and private interests if the GM rice is produced commercially. It is not their “nation†and “peasant†who claim huge profits, but these scientists themselves.
The stupid question that 100 wise men can't answer
Lenin said that a stupid person could not answer 100 questions. I would like to ask those opponents. How can he answer the following decades? Science is safe at the current level. It is safe.
Related to this is that a report recently drafted by 16 academicians and other experts entitled “Policy Recommendations for the Research and Industrialization of Genetically Modified Crops in China†was submitted to the hands of senior officials of the State Council. The report concluded that: "The GM rice has completed various safety evaluation procedures and experimental procedures required for commercial production. No safety risks have been found, and conditions for regional commercial production have been met. Commercial production should be quickly approved."
Shortly afterwards, in Beijing, Green and the organization tit-for-tatly published a report entitled “The Risk of Health and the Environment of GM Rice in Chinaâ€. The report was completed by Dr. Sue Meyer and Dr. Jeanne Cotter, two scientific advisors in the United Kingdom. They believe that the following issues have not been resolved in the safety assessment of genetically modified foods: Will the transgene cause harm to the human body? Can transgenes cause toxic or allergenic substances in genetic products? As for the environment and agricultural economy, the report pointed out that there will be a negative impact on the genetic pollution of weedy rice and wild rice genetic resources.
As a green and organizational project officer in China, Shi Pengxiang has been calling for the public to adopt a more cautious attitude toward genetically modified foods. He asked the genetically modified scientists: "You said that genetically modified foods are safe. Then, in your experiment, let rats eat for 3 months and be harmless. Can you show that eating 50 years is harmless?"
One of the domestic researchers' answers was: "Lenin said that a stupid person could not answer the question raised by 100 people." He also retorted: "I would like to consult those who oppose him. He has answered dozens of questions. What happens after years? Science is considered safe at the current level, and it is safe. Science is dynamic, and it can't tell things after decades. But if something goes wrong later, science will solve it." Also for example: This is like when a car was first invented. A European country thinks that the speed of the car is too fast and it is not safe, so it is prohibited by legislation. However, cars have appeared and become the main tool for people. Looking back, such legislation is stupid.
However, Shi Pengxiang does not agree with this statement. He said that there is no other genetically modified crop in the world. Like genetically modified rice, it will become the staple food for humans. The safety of previous genetically modified soybeans and genetically modified tomatoes cannot prove the safety of genetically modified rice.
Xue Dayuan also disagreed with the above-mentioned researcher's statement. As a technical expert of the State Environmental Protection Administration, he has been involved in the drafting and negotiation activities of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity and the Biosafety Protocol since 1998. He said: "Since you can't scientifically prove that genetically modified rice will not cause harm to the human body, then you should establish preventive measures. This is the internationally accepted principle of prevention."
In addition, given the concerns of the management of genetically modified crops, Xue Zeng went to Hebei Province and Anhui Province on four occasions in 2004 and 2008 to inspect the cotton fields there and found that the management of genetically modified cotton varieties was confusing. Although the State Council has promulgated the "Regulations on the Management of Agricultural Genetically Modified Organisms," the Ministry of Agriculture has also issued the "Administrative Measures on the Safety Evaluation of Agricultural Genetically Modified Organisms" to make strict regulations on the environmental release and commercial production of genetically modified organisms. However, these regulations have not been strictly enforced at the local level. As seed companies and research institutes promote their own transgenic insect-resistant cotton, the source of insect-resistant cotton seeds in various parts of the country is intricate. In Wuwei County, Anhui Province, the source of insect-resistant cotton seeds ranges from 50 to 100. There are more than 30 varieties of genetically-modified insect-resistant cotton, including the Monsanto Company in the United States, and even more than 10 varieties of transgenic cotton varieties in one village. Some species were commissioned by the research unit. They did not even have names, nor did they pass national security assessments. Xue Dayuan believes that the management of rice will inevitably be as chaotic as cotton. What scientists say is to strengthen management is nothing more than empty talk. In an interview he repeatedly asked: "Why did those scientists rush to commercialize production before the issue of safety management was resolved?"
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