Rebuttal to Commentary of Prof Yilmaz.

IF 4.5 2区农林科学 Q1 BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Gm Crops & Food-Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Food Chain Pub Date : 2019-03-22 DOI:10.1080/21645698.2019.1591135

Alan McHughen

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Abstract

In his commentary on winning public and political regulatory support for safe agricultural products derived from biotechnology, Prof Yılmaz invokes Aesop's fable, posing a metaphorical pro-science tortoise racing against an anti-science hare, concluding that the role of the slow tortoise is the preferred one, as the chelonian, backed by science, plods along to ultimately win the race. If only life were a fairy tale. In countering Prof Yilmaz's conclusion, I'm happy to adopt his tortoise and hare metaphor in illustrating the problems the agbiotech communities, both private and public, industry and academic, encountered in real life.

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反驳 Yilmaz 教授的评论。

在关于为生物技术衍生的安全农产品赢得公众和政治监管支持的评论中，耶尔马兹教授引用了伊索寓言，比喻支持科学的乌龟与反对科学的兔子赛跑，并得出结论说，慢龟的角色更受欢迎，因为螯龙在科学的支持下蹒跚前行，最终赢得了比赛。人生若只如童话，该有多好。在反驳伊尔马兹教授的结论时，我很乐意采用他的龟兔赛跑比喻来说明农业生物技术界（包括私营和公共、工业和学术界）在现实生活中遇到的问题。

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Gm Crops & Food-Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Food Chain Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biotechnology

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8.10

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10.30%

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期刊介绍： GM Crops & Food - Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Food Chain aims to publish high quality research papers, reviews, and commentaries on a wide range of topics involving genetically modified (GM) crops in agriculture and genetically modified food. The journal provides a platform for research papers addressing fundamental questions in the development, testing, and application of transgenic crops. The journal further covers topics relating to socio-economic issues, commercialization, trade and societal issues. GM Crops & Food aims to provide an international forum on all issues related to GM crops, especially toward meaningful communication between scientists and policy-makers. GM Crops & Food will publish relevant and high-impact original research with a special focus on novelty-driven studies with the potential for application. The journal also publishes authoritative review articles on current research and policy initiatives, and commentary on broad perspectives regarding genetically modified crops. The journal serves a wide readership including scientists, breeders, and policy-makers, as well as a wider community of readers (educators, policy makers, scholars, science writers and students) interested in agriculture, medicine, biotechnology, investment, and technology transfer. Topics covered include, but are not limited to: • Production and analysis of transgenic crops • Gene insertion studies • Gene silencing • Factors affecting gene expression • Post-translational analysis • Molecular farming • Field trial analysis • Commercialization of modified crops • Safety and regulatory affairs BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY • Biofuels • Data from field trials • Development of transformation technology • Elimination of pollutants (Bioremediation) • Gene silencing mechanisms • Genome Editing • Herbicide resistance • Molecular farming • Pest resistance • Plant reproduction (e.g., male sterility, hybrid breeding, apomixis) • Plants with altered composition • Tolerance to abiotic stress • Transgenesis in agriculture • Biofortification and nutrients improvement • Genomic, proteomic and bioinformatics methods used for developing GM cops ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES • Commercialization • Consumer attitudes • International bodies • National and local government policies • Public perception, intellectual property, education, (bio)ethical issues • Regulation, environmental impact and containment • Socio-economic impact • Food safety and security • Risk assessments