初三(20)班邵尧GeneticallyModifiedFood(GMF)GMFgeneticallymodifiedfoodaplant,animal,ormicroorganismthatiscreatedbymeansthatovercomenaturalboundaries.Geneticengineeringinvolvescrossingspeciesthatcouldnotbreedinnature.Forexample,genesfromafishhavebeenplacedinstrawberriesandtomatoes.’mreadytotakeariskforscience.Iwillbeoneofthepeoplewhoeatgeneticallymodifiedrice.Ialsowanttocallupagroupofyoungvolunteerstoeatthisstrainofrice–whowilltakeariskforhuman’sdevelopment.GMF,can’tbedeniedorbelievedwithoutexperiments.WeshouldbecarefulaboutGMF;WeshouldrecognizeGMFinasciencewayandtreatdifferentGMfoodsindifferentways.•Agricultural(农业)value•medicinalvalue•Ecological(生态)value•edibleness食用价值•Economic(经济)valuegrowfasterthantheGMcrops→traditionallygrowncrops↙↘moreproductivealargeryield多产的产量GMcropscanbemaderesistanttopests害虫↓Savestheuseoftoxicchemicals有毒化肥↓Moreenvironmentfriendlybecausetheyrequirelessherbicidesandpesticides.杀虫剂•GMFOffersmorenutritional(营养)valueandbetterflavor.Eg.VitaminAEconomicvalueReduceextracosts,suchasbuyingchemicalsandpesticides(农药).PotentialdangerofGMFToxicityproblemSomeresearchersbelievethatforartificialrefiningandaddedgenes,canbeachievedinsomepeoplewanttoachievetheeffectofatthesametime,alsoincreaseandaccumulatetheoriginaltracesofpoisoninthefood.毒性问题一些研究学者认为,对于基因的人工提炼和添加,可能在达到某些人们想达到的效果的同时,也增加和积聚了食物中原有的微量毒素。AllergyproblemForafoodallergysometimesfoodallergictoapreviouslytheydonotproduceallergic,suchas:thescientistsaddedageneofcorntothewalnut,wheat,andshellfishgene,proteinisaddedwithgene,so,beforeeatcorncanpeoplewhoareallergictothenuts,wheat,andshellfishfoodallergies.过敏反应问题对于一种食物过敏的人,有时还会对一种以前他们不过敏的食物产生过敏,比如:科学家将玉米的某一段基因加入到核桃、小麦和贝类动物的基因中,蛋白质也随基因加了进去,那么,以前吃玉米过敏的人就可能对这些核桃、小麦和贝类食品过敏。ResistancetoantibioticsWhenthescientistsaforeigngeneintotheplantorbacteria,thisgeneandothergenesconnectedtogether.Peopleafterusingtheimprovedfood,foodwillbeinthehumanbodyresistancegenestopathogenicbacteria,makehumanbodyresistance.对抗生素的抵抗作用当科学家把一个外来基因加入到植物或细菌中去,这个基因会与别的基因连接在一起。人们在服用了这种改良食物后,食物会在人体内将抗药性基因传给致病的细菌,使人体产生抗药性。PresentSituationandFutureDevelopment‘Huahuinumberone’and‘BtShanyou63’.我国最近为转基因抗虫水稻“华恢1号”和“Bt汕优63”发放了安全证书。ShelvesstackedwithGMfoodsBut…CaneverycommonpersontellwhichonesarenaturalandwhichareGMproducts?