英語作文轉基因稻米的重大發現

Thefirst field tests took place in 2004 atLouisiana State University in the United States. Golden Rice is currently beingtested in the Philippines. It is still not available for general placePhilippines

It is still not available for general use. 目前還未廣泛使用/量產。

Co-inventor Ingo Potrykus says rice with 2 added genes will be available in 2013. One genecomes from maize, or corn, and the other froma soil bacterium.

Mr.Potrykus is retired from the Swiss FederalInstitute of Technology. He blames the delays on toomany rules about genetically modified crops.

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Opponents say such crops may cause environmental damage by breeding with conventionalplants. Opponents also question the safety of biotechfoods.

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Mr.Potrykus says Golden Rice has never been shown to be unsafe for the environmentor people. Many agricultural organizations support the project.

Butthere are also critics, including researchers for the environmental groupGreenpeace. Several months ago they questioned whether Golden Rice could domuch for vitamin A deficiency. They said releasing genetically modified rice inAsia could permanently change traditionalrice varieties and wild ancestors of rice.

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【參考譯文】

2004年美國的路易斯安那州立大學舉行的首次實地試驗。現在菲律賓已經開始測驗黃金米。但黃金米仍然沒有得到大範圍推廣使用。

發明人之一，印戈·伯特利庫斯說：“添加了兩個新基因的稻米將於2013年提供使用。”其中一個基因提取自玉米，另一個提取自一種土壤細菌。

退休前，伯特利庫斯是瑞士聯邦理工學院的一員。他指責過多的規定限制了轉基因農作物的發展。

反對者說轉基因農作物和傳統植物的雜交可能會破壞環境。反對者還質疑基因食物食用的安全性。

伯特利庫斯說還從未出現過黃金米對環境或是人類造成危害的現象。許多農業組織支援這項工程。

也不乏有像包括環境組織“綠色和平”的研究人員在內的批評者的聲音。幾個月前，他們質疑黃金米是否能解決維他命A的缺乏。他們說，在亞洲投入轉基因稻米可能會永久性改變傳統的稻米品種和野生的原種稻米。