Genetically modified (GM) food provokes skirmishes all over the world, but the main battle is between America, which champions the stuff, and the European Union, which resists it. Proponents of GM crops say they are sage, good for the environment and may provide cheaper and better food. Opponents say GM is unnatural, dangerous and unnecessary.
It is perhaps little wonder that Europeans, remembering such recent scares as mad-cow disease, have balked at the prospect of eating or growing GM food. Americans argue that this nervousness is scientifically unjustified and serves European political-and farm-interests nicely by keeping out competition. Hence America’s willingness to arraign the Europeans before the World "grade Organization unless the EU lifts its five-year moratorium on new GM varieties.
When it comes to the science. American is right. As yet another (British) panel concluded this week, there is no evidence that GM crops now in commercial cultiv
A. Beneficial.
B. Ordinary.
C. Harmful.
D. Fruitful.
Genetically modified (GM) food provokes skirmishes all over the world, but the main battle is between America, which champions the stuff, and the European Union, which resists it. Proponents of GM crops say they are sage, good for the environment and may provide cheaper and better food. Opponents say GM is unnatural, dangerous and unnecessary.
It is perhaps little wonder that Europeans, remembering such recent scares as mad-cow disease, have balked at the prospect of eating or growing GM food. Americans argue that this nervousness is scientifically unjustified and serves European political-and farm-interests nicely by keeping out competition. Hence America’s willingness to arraign the Europeans before the World "grade Organization unless the EU lifts its five-year moratorium on new GM varieties.
When it comes to the science. American is right. As yet another (British) panel concluded this week, there is no evidence that GM crops now in commercial cultiv
A. they believe that GM food might cause mad-cow disease.
B. they believe GM food night damage the interest of European governments.
C. there is evidence showing that GM food is dangerous to people.
D. research has proved that GM crops will do harm to European environment.
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are here to stay. That’s not to say that food produced by conventional
agriculture will disappear, (61) simply that foodbuying
patterns will polarize. It may even be that GM food will become the food of
(62) because consumers come to appreciate the health benefits of
reduced pesticide use. The reason GM food will not go away is that we need a three-fold increase in food production by the year 2050 to keep (63) with the world’s (64) population growth to ten or eleven billion. It’s not just a question of more mouths to feed either. (65) is often forgotten is that all these extra people will take up space,reducing the overall land (66) for agriculture. It may well be that in the long term it is the developing world (67) benefits most from GM foods. It’s true A. and B. or C. but D. rather than 我来回答: 提交
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