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Hundred years before, " new young person " on Mr Chen Duxiu head carry " contest gentleman " ; Hundred years " contest gentleman " develop flourishingly, unripe be born not to cease, the attention to surpassing a gentleman and esteem, had no 5000.
Development history of the mankind also tells us: Believe, esteem " contest gentleman " how important. From make a holiday " quanta insole " to refute a rumor " soda acid constitution is academic " , from critically food " mutual promotion and restraint between the five elements " to guidance how scientific food, and we also often choose to believe science.
But a lot of moment, the scientist's sound is very insignificant also however, a lot of moment were flooded to be in the tide of public opinion. Sometimes because " volume " too small, sometimes because certain blame is professional media is intended innocently misdirect, make should represent originally " contest gentleman " the scientist was become instead so called " bricky home " ...
Actually, to us, believe science, behoove believes a scientist.
Be in this year April, we launched an investigation, with respect to the domain that a public cares, consult biologists are mixed to the viewpoint of a few problems manner. However, this problem is in an investigation that faces the public, only 23.2% public choose to believe a scientist. The public of 45.5% thinks the scientist is suspect also, oppugn its to may have complex interest concern rear even. Afford for thought of this one result, also be in at the same time torturous we: Face the problem in the life, whether can we still believe a scientist rationally as before?
We are in these problem focusing a domain -- turn gene provision is safe.
The path is not clear turn gene
In be investigated this, our consult come from university of university of Beijing University, Tsinghua, Chinese science and technology, Fudan University, Zhejiang college of agriculture of university, Nanjing university, China, Shandong university, Hunan university, Sichuan university, medium south biochemistry of Shanghai of university of industry of university of science and technology of aricultural of university, northwest, northwest, Xinjiang university, Chinese Academy of Sciences, see them to turning gene view how.
Findings shows, more than most probably researcher expresses to be willing to buy turn gene food. On the whole, the researcher of biology setting is bought turn the apiration outclass public of gene food.
Next, we are opposite again about turning a few of gene food " viewpoint " undertook investigating. Same, great majority researcher is held reject an attitude, of support few. However, the researcher that still has about 20% thinks these problems say not clear, but this among them part person still chooses to be willing to buy however turn gene food.
The remarks of partial researcher explained our bewilderment a little. They express: From the angle with rigorous learning, a lot of problems cannot treat as the same. With " turn gene technology can destroy part of the nutrition in food " for exemple, the expression that turns into gene disturbs to gene network generation necessarily, cause the change that relevant albumen conveys thereby. The extent that changes every time, advantageous harmful still remain to be proved at the experiment. Of course, choose " say not clear " the research that also is researcher likely did not involve this one field, accordingly not dare the final conclusion below absurd.
Turn is gene provision safe?
What check questionnaire in this second attune is final, the question that we asked to a public cares most -- turn is gene provision safe? (note: Safety shows through each countries approval appears on the market, obtain safe letter turn gene food and blame turn gene provision is euqally safe) although the researcher of 3/4 all conveyed affirmation, but the researcher that still has about 20% supports intermediate attitude, choice " say not clear " . This among them reason theres is no lack of stem from precise manner, but still a few researcher still are opposite turn gene hold misgive.
Nevertheless on the whole, although the research scholar of biology setting has little part to fumble, but major scholar still expresses to support to its, think to turn gene food is safety, also be willing to buy. Turn to research especially for the scientist of gene, think without a scientist (already approved appear on the market) turn gene food is insecure. Because be the form that uses faceless and online investigation more very, we cannot to the choice " say not clear " the scientist undertakes be interviewinged further, this also became one of regrets that investigate this.
Turn are gene or knowledge of a division inscribed?
Can say, go up oneself the century turns seventies since gene technology comes out, never stop almost about its controversy. However, the doubt from scientific point of view is the thing of scientific group interior forever, go up in this level probably, the conversational itself between the public and scientist is not quits.
On public level, "Turn gene causes cancer " , " turn gene is brought about infecund not Yo " wait for a view to still be popular. But these " view " should give out by the scientist originally, the assume with simple and rather than, somebody oppugns support to turn even the scientist of gene food safety by bribe, of course, this kind of view more via removing deliberate: Who can does bribe come from the Nuo award winner of world each district more than times 100?
Turn gene problem develops today had been a simple scientific question not only absolutely, however of the problem such as a mixed economy, society, the people's livelihood close market. From the point of economic angle, turn whether is gene economy crop requisite? Between the rich play chess of country and country, what kind of part did it act again? From social angle, whether is differring cognitively between the public and scientist to turn does gene problem develop so far reason? From angle of the people's livelihood, turn whether gene food is not eat cannot? Is it installed after all insecure?
Answer these problems to need to listen to with all possible means scholastic sound, treat as the same of and rather than.
54 storm thunder. Hundred years before, 54 youths are ablaze flourishingly, call democratic science; Hundred years hind, numerous students warm blood as before, earnest seeks the truth. Live with this especially pioneer of student of the youth in tendercy May 4th movement of 1919 and 54 spirit greeting.
Note: This investigation activity gives birth to graduate student of life science college by university of Chinese science and technology graduate student of college of science of undergraduate life of meeting, Nanjing meets graduate student of college of science of life of meeting, Fudan University, Chinese agriculture undergraduate content college graduate student is meeting, medium south undergraduate life is scientific, scientific new media " intellectual " with participated in this activity.
Academician of acknowledgment hill logical sequence, introduced from the northern and western nationalities or from abroad brighting professor and Cui Kai teach the guidance to the activity and help, etc of professor of brilliant of acknowledgment swallow Beijing, Yang Wanying's associate professor teachs the precious opinion that offers to questionnaire and proposal,
