Some people on the Internet said, "Genetically modified corn, chickens do not eat", Liu Xiaoqing, who works at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, clarified this. Liu Xiaoqing is an expert in the field of plant genetic engineering and has been engaged in scientific research for many years.
Liu Xiaoqing said his Academy of Agricultural Sciences has many experimental sites in Beijing's North Third Ring Road, including the genetically modified corn experimental project he leads. He said that after the genetically modified corn was artificially pollinated, it was "covered with corn cobs with waterproof paper bags", that is, the crops were tightly sealed. But, soon, a few magpies "ruthlessly pecked at the paper bags" of genetically modified corn that had been trapped in paper bags and ate them in a mess. Therefore, Liu Xiaoqing quickly led the students to find more paper bags, and put a few more layers of paper bags on the outside of the genetically modified corn that was leftover, but"the next day, the paper bags were still pecked, and the corn was eaten." ”
See, even if the multi-layer seal is sealed, it can lure birds and birds to eat.
Liu Xiaoqing did research on the experimental field
In this regard, Liu Xiaoqing explained that birds, as well as poultry such as chickens, ducks and geese, cannot distinguish between genetically modified crops and non-genetically modified crops. Except for special genetically modified crops, such as "foreign genes involved in the synthesis of colored substances and changing the color of the transferred material", it is possible to be identified, and almost all other genetically modified varieties cannot be identified with the naked eye. Liu Xiaoqing said that when poultry are fed with golden rice or insect-resistant weed-resistant rice and corn, they are very happy to eat, and there is no situation of not eating.
Liu Xiaoqing said that not only birds and poultry eat genetically modified crops, but rats also eat genetically modified crops. He showed pictures of genetically modified corn that had been eaten by rats. Birds and rats are not shy about genetically modified crops at all. The so-called "don't eat" clouds are all rumors with no factual basis.
Genetically modified corn was eaten by rats
Wu Kongming, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said that there is a clear authoritative conclusion on the safety of GMOs, and there is "no controversy in the scientific community." "The safety of genetically modified foods approved for marketing after safety evaluation is guaranteed, which is equivalent to traditional foods."