Experts from the mainland, Taiwan and Hong Kong sign the transgenic research agreement

Introduction: scientists from mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan have vowed to conduct further research on agricultural biotechnology, including controversial crop genetic engineering At a recent tripartite meeting held at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, more than 50 scientists signed a statement supporting in-depth research in this field The scientists who signed the statement jointly believed that DNA technology application could meet the growing food demand of the developing world without causing new or greater damage to the environment Simultaneous interpreting of agricultural biotechnology is more accurate, effective and predictable than traditional farming methods The signatories include academics from Peking University, Chinese Academy of Sciences and most local universities Their statement also supports the specification for conducting scientifically based investigations, assessments and biotechnology related food and environmental safety issues Environmentalists remain sceptical Lu Zeping, a Greenpeace supporter, said scientists around the world were divided on whether to encourage the use of genetic engineering in agriculture "At present, there are still differences on biotechnology They don't know whether biotechnology is good or bad Although there is no evidence that transgenic crops do harm to the environment, we should adopt the principle of prevention " He said Greenpeace has accused biotechnology of undermining single farming, eliminating diversification and generating huge profits for several multinational companies in charge of land in developing countries LAN Hongming, a professor of biotechnology at the Chinese University, refuted this view, saying that genetic engineering can reduce the use of chemical fertilizers in agriculture and lift concerns that genetically modified food may be harmful to people In the United States, genetically modified ingredients in foods that have passed safety tests are easy to dissolve, and do not accumulate in the human body "People simply speculate that this product is harmful to human body." He said that local agricultural biotechnology research mainly focused on hybrid rice cultivation jointly conducted by Chinese University, mainland China and the United States At the same time, other local universities are also carrying out genetic breeding of tomatoes and potatoes (author:) share to feed Weibo share to: