The "secret" that genetic modification must make public
Colin Taghe, New Statesman Columnist
Genetically modified products may once proved to be extremely beneficial. Earlier, in the 1880s, Indian scientists had thought of transferring the genes of plants with strong drought and heat resistance, such as peanuts, into the sorghum plants. Because this sorghum plant, which is mainly produced in the desert grassland area of ​​West Africa, has drought-resistance characteristics, it still cannot be abnormally hot and dry weather. California has also conducted research on the use of transgenic technology. They plan to follow the "hot irrigation" method in an attempt to make barley plants that grow in salty water environments reach the goal of universal planting. In Brazil, just a few years ago, GM technology was used to grow a transgenic papaya fruit with disease-resistance. The fruit can be grown in the tropics and is not only juicy but also able to supplement human energy. And vitamin A.
However, scientists also anticipate the challenges that may be encountered in research and development, including some unexpected abnormalities that may occur in genetically modified products. These abnormal characteristics may cause serious health problems for consumers. The hazards. These hazards have been clearly confirmed in some early "genetically modified poultry" animals. What is even more frightening is that some so-called transgenic "super crops" are more likely to become "super dangerous goods" than "genetically modified poultry." For example, some insect-resistant insect-resistant crops may be targeted to “blind†insecticides, not only for the crops themselves, but also for the poultry of the crops and the humans that feed them. A series of serious "chain reactions".
Today, most of the food industry has been privatized. The main purpose of agricultural production is no longer simply to "feed" humanity, but to maximize profits, increase GDP, and promote economic development.
GM products: cheap no good goods?
With the growing ranks of food technicians and retailers, people can now enjoy a lot of relatively cheap crops and meat. For example, the relevant data show that on average, every British person can spend 8% of his income on a delicious "full stomach." However, these cheap foods are produced at a “heavy†price: the industrialization of several large machines replaces traditional farming and traditional poultry farming, and the variety of crops and poultry rearing will be as large and monolithic as possible. Such large-scale industrialization will bring about a lot of oil loss, and it will also adversely affect the surrounding environment, including soil, rivers, lakes, forests, wildlife, climate, and our own human life.
In order to increase the “added value†of a single product, food producers of this type will try to “work†the external packaging and design of the product, and if they are used for export, they will create so-called “exotic flavorsâ€. "The banner and get a lot of additional profits from it. Finally, such products that have been advertised as "affordable" will become raw materials for the relatively fast-growing fast-food industry and be consumed by our people.
This is why so many people are engaged in the cultivation and production of GM wheat, soybeans and corn. Because they can not only be produced on a large scale, but they can also be used to raise poultry.
Such a large-scale industrial production model has forced the global farmers to suffer bankruptcy. Some large multinational corporations once promised the public that there might be a so-called "replacement industry" to "save" the landless farmers. But so far, this is just a big "hypothesis."
Potential threats of transgenic technology
To be sure, the threat of GM technology to plants and animals is still there, and it should not be overlooked. However, as long as you are not eager to seek success, proceed with caution and risk may be minimized. However, what is contradictory is that the commercial requirement is an immediate effect. For example, farmers engaged in organic operations have found it very difficult to purchase daily feeds for poultry that are not derived from genetically modified corn or soybeans. However, many of the world's genetically-modified technologies mentioned in many reports are safe. This is absolutely an extremely exaggerated statement. Transgenic technology is the "horizontal" transfer of plant and animal genes in the wild. Although these genes are all "natural genes" of animals and plants themselves, even these natural genes contain a type called " "Intron" gene component, which has the function of modifying and regulating the entire gene system. Although genetic engineers will take out this “intron†from their internals before carrying out “gene transferâ€, many small differences and conflicts must exist, but at present, we still do not know clearly.
Also, the point is that the view that the gains from GM crops are much larger than those from traditional crops is actually incorrect. Of course, in some environments and years, the yield of GM crops is sometimes more than that of most common crops, but this is not usually the case. Although it appears from the published results, it seems that the GM crop has been highly competitive with its traditional competitors, and the adverse effects it has brought have not yet been fully explored and publicly known.
If GM technology must be linked to the development of the economy, then it must fully guarantee human health and truly become a means of economic development that can indeed improve human life.
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