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Howtomeettheneedoffeedingthegrowingpopulation
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However,inmanywesterncountriesthereiswidespreadconcernoverthesafetyof“GeneticallyModified”(GM)(转基因)foods,becausetheythinktheremaybeseriousproblemsofenvironment,health,safety,moralityandsoon
AsascientistImustadmitGMfoodsinvolvegreatriskstohumans
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