Teferra Tadesse Fikre
School of Nutrition, Food Science and Technology College of Agriculture Hawassa University Sidama Ethiopia.
Food Sci Nutr. 2021 Jul 27;9(9):5324-5331. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.2499. eCollection 2021 Sep.
Global population is increasing at an alarming rate, posing a threat on the supplies of basic needs and services. However, population increase does not seem to be a common agendum of the global scientists and political leaders. People in the developed countries are more concerned about new technologies and their products. Pseudo-threats related to the uncertainties of genetic engineering of crops and their outputs present on consumers are more audible and controversial than the real difficulties the world is experiencing at the moment and in the future. This review presents brief summaries of the real reasons to worry about and the uncertainties about genetically modified organisms. This article also presents the real uncertainties shared by consumers and scientists with respect to the past, present, and future of genetically engineered organisms. Developments in the field of precision genetics in the recent years and the implications on regulatory, breeding, and socio-cultural dimensions of the global settings are included.
全球人口正以惊人的速度增长，对基本需求和服务的供应构成威胁。然而，人口增长似乎并非全球科学家和政治领导人的共同议程。发达国家的人们更关注新技术及其产品。与作物基因工程的不确定性及其对消费者产生的影响相关的伪威胁，比世界目前及未来正在经历的实际困难更受关注且更具争议性。本综述简要总结了对转基因生物感到担忧的真正原因以及相关不确定性。本文还阐述了消费者和科学家在转基因生物的过去、现在和未来方面所共有的实际不确定性。其中包括近年来精准遗传学领域的发展及其对全球监管、育种和社会文化层面的影响。
