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Transgenics: Three types of reactions "can't be said" Anything else?
It is meaningful and valuable to have so many people interested in and involved in the discussion of the issue of genetically modified organisms. This gives people more confidence and shows that human behavior is ultimately in the hands of the people, that no evil can destroy the people, and that any mistake will be corrected under the supervision of the people.
But the process of development of things is always complicated. Judging from the reactions of netizens to the GMO articles, there are three main types of reactions that are "unclear".
Experimenting with mice is a bit cruel, but there is no way, for the health of human life
The first category is that the empirical response is unclear. Such reactions are commendable and have practical reference and application value for promoting scientific development. One of the netizens made a practical observation of the effect of transgenics, which can also be regarded as an experiment. Quote his original words: "I don't know if the genetically modified corn is good or bad, but I found that I put a few genetically modified corn kernels in the yard tree pit, and the birds are all thrown down, just don't eat!" I think the birds ignored you and let the rats eat it, and the result was that the rats would rather eat stinky baking than corn kernels. The corn sprouted, and finally it was knee high, so I deliberately stayed to see if it would really not bear corn on the cob! "What a rigorous scientific attitude! Unfortunately, the first is that the text is not completely clear, and the most important thing is that there seems to be no scientific record of the entire observation experiment process, such as audio and video recordings. If the experimental data and evidence are very complete, it is a good thing to provide it to the relevant departments and scientists for scientists to confirm through further experiments. Everyone will definitely wait for the result of what he said about whether corn on the cob can be formed. I hope that if this netizen continues to experiment, he must make a record. Getting paid is a small matter, contributing to GMO research is a big deal! Some other empirical views put forward by netizens have certain reference and application value, but they also lack evidence of evidence.
There are too many doubts about GMOs
The second category is the doubtful response class is unclear. Most people, including the authors, are probably like this, not much is known about GMOs, due to the slow progress of GMO research, the relevant information is relatively vague and many other reasons, especially the lack of strong and full proof of the safety of GM foods in scientific research, it is easy to have serious doubts about the safety of GM foods, which is very normal. Nowadays, people basically do not choose to eat genetically modified foods, which is the embodiment of this skepticism. It is also normal to express doubts on various occasions, which is of great benefit to promoting transparency and safety in the research and application of GM. However, once it comes to specific aspects, it may not be clear what is said, just doubt.
Conclusions that sound like facts may just be falsehoods
The third category is that the conclusive reaction is unclear. There are also some netizens who like to express questions that seem to have a conclusive conclusion, which makes people feel irrefutable, the premise has been established, and the conclusion is of course obvious. For example, "Eat genetically modified foods until the third generation and do not have children, what's the matter" Where does this conclusion that "eating genetically modified foods until the third generation do not have children" come from? Are there theoretical and factual bases for certainty? If you really ask these netizens, it is likely that no one can say the source and basis, and the answer must be "listen to what others say.". Therefore, whenever such a view is expressed, it is necessary to remember to first clarify the factual basis and say it, which is powerful. Now that the network is so developed, at least check the Internet first, which will reduce mistakes.
Genetically modified research is a scientific research that is realistic and must not be false