China. Activists go on warpath against transgenic crops--and scientists.
China. Activists go on warpath against transgenic crops--and scientists.
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中国。
DOI：
10.1126/science.331.6020.1000
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发表时间：
2011
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影响因子：
56.9
通讯作者：
R. Stone
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作者：
R. Stone
自从2009年11月中国政府向两种转基因水稻品种和多种转基因玉米颁发安全证书以来，研究人员受到了越来越多的批评。中国的反转基因反弹部分是由绿色和平组织和科学家推动的，他们对转基因作物可能造成的生态和健康影响提出了长期的担忧。现在，无忧之乡，一个松散的组织，英文名为乌托邦，正在收集一封公开信的签名，谴责转基因作物。这封信声称，中国正在被农业综合企业利用，并呼吁撤销转基因水稻的安全证书。很少有观察家认为乌托邦的请愿书会影响中国政府，中国政府将转基因作物的研发作为首要任务。但乌托邦的行动可能会减缓转基因食品的商业化。
* 郝欣，李娇报道。
Ever since the Chinese government awarded safety certificates in November 2009 to two genetically modified rice varieties and a variety of GM maize, researchers have come under increasing fire. The anti-GM backlash in China is driven in part by Greenpeace and scientists who are raising long-standing concerns about possible ecological and health effects of transgenic crops. Now, Wu You Zhi Xiang, a loose-knit group known in English as Utopia, is gathering signatures on an open letter denouncing GM crops. The letter alleges that China is being exploited by agribusinesses and calls for the revocation of the safety certificates for GM rice. Few observers expect Utopia's petition to sway the Chinese government, which has enshrined transgenic crop R&D as a top priority. But Utopia's actions may well slow commercialization of GM foods.
* With reporting by Hao Xin and Li Jiao.