The newspaper recently interviewed the winner of the GM Rice Safety Permit
In the just-concluded two sessions of the country, as with hot topics such as house prices, prices, and medical reform, the safety of genetically modified rice has received much attention. Yuan Longping, father of hybrid rice, publicly stated: "If the genetically modified pest-resistant rice is to be tested by the human body, I will register first." According to reports, he will cooperate with authoritative Zhang Qifa academician in the field in China to strengthen the research of genetically modified rice.
There is no doubt that the safety of genetically modified products is still inconclusive. The further question is whether the commercialization of genetically modified products will cause monopolization of the international seed industry giants to the domestic seed industry market.
At the end of January this year, the Central No. 1 document on the industrialization of genetically modified varieties, plus the good news of China's approval of the first genetically modified rice safety certificate at the end of last year, the commercialization of genetically modified products, especially genetically modified rice, seems to have been in China. "The arrow has to be made."
So, what is the future of genetically modified rice that may become China's population grain? How is the taste? Is the price high or low? “People use food as their heavenâ€, and we urgently need answers to these questions. Text / Chart reporter Li Ying
Glossary
Transgenic technology refers to the technique of transforming a gene fragment from an organism and introducing it into the genome of another organism through modification, thereby achieving the purpose of transforming the organism.
Mysterious transgenic rice
Approval agency member information puzzle
On January 31, the Central Document No. 1 “Some Opinions of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and the State Council on Strengthening the Coordination of Urban and Rural Development and Further Consolidating the Foundations of Agricultural and Rural Development†was issued, and the document specifically mentioned “to promote the industrialization of new transgenic varietiesâ€. The trend of this policy is linked with another news that has received much attention, which makes people think about it.
At the end of last year, the genetically modified rice “Huahui 1†and “Bt Shanyou 63†developed by the Huazhong Agricultural University had just obtained a safety license, which was also the first certificate of safety of transgenic rice issued by China.
Mysterious transgenic rice
This decision by the Ministry of Agriculture was described by Zheng Fengtian, a professor at the Renmin University of China, as "a thrilling leaps to win the world's cold sweat." Because before this, no country has approved the staple food can be genetically grown. He said that neither GM products should be demonized, nor should they be left unchecked. Care should be taken with respect to the industrialization of genetically modified products of ration crops.
In early December of last year, Zheng Fengtian wrote “Do you dare to eat GM rice? One article, two months later, the article was widely reproduced on the Internet and GM rice became a hot topic before the Spring Festival.
Although researchers have used the mainstream media's position, "GM rice is not only safe to eat but also safe to the ecological environment." However, it is still difficult to understand people's concerns. A series of questions remain to be answered, such as: How is the approval procedure for security certificates? The laboratory can only prove short-term safety. Does long-term consumption have harm to the human body in the end? There is also a web forum to launch a signature campaign for "reversing genetic staples."