Miller Henry I
The Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-6010, USA.
Trends Biotechnol. 2007 Feb;25(2):56-9. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2006.12.001. Epub 2006 Dec 14.
Confusion about terms related to biotechnology--genetic modification, GMOs, genetic engineering, transgenic, and all the rest--has been around for decades. This definitional dysfunction has created myriad opportunities for mischief and given rise to widespread over-regulation, diminished agricultural R&D, ill-advised conferences and risk assessment studies, flawed analyses (including a recent tome from the OECD), fear-mongering by NGOs, and a perplexed public. Greater precision in terminology would improve the lot of scientists, the quality of public policy and, eventually, human and environmental health.
几十年来，人们一直对与生物技术相关的术语——基因改造、转基因生物、基因工程、转基因及其他所有术语——感到困惑。这种定义上的混乱为恶意行为创造了无数机会，导致了广泛的过度监管、农业研发减少、不明智的会议和风险评估研究、有缺陷的分析（包括经合组织最近的一本大部头著作）、非政府组织的恐慌性宣传以及困惑的公众。术语使用更加精确将改善科学家的处境、提高公共政策质量，并最终促进人类和环境健康。
