The humanitarian impact of plant biotechnology: recent breakthroughs vs bottlenecks for adoption

被引：34

作者：

Farre, Gemma ^{[1
]}

Ramessar, Koreen ^{[1
]}

Twyman, Richard M. ^{[2
]}

Capell, Teresa ^{[1
]}

Christou, Paul ^{[1
,3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Lleida, Dept Prod Vegetal & Ciencia Forestal, Lleida 25198, Spain

[2] Univ Warwick, Dept Biol Sci, Coventry CV4 7AL, W Midlands, England

[3] ICREA, Barcelona, Spain

来源：

CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY | 2010年 / 13卷 / 02期

基金：

欧洲研究理事会;

关键词：

FATTY-ACID PRODUCTION; FOLATE BIOFORTIFICATION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; EXPRESSION; RICE; TOLERANCE; GENE; CORN; MICROBICIDE; TRANSGENE;

D O I：

10.1016/j.pbi.2009.11.002

中图分类号：

Q94 [植物学];

学科分类号：

071001 ;

摘要：

The deployment of genetically engineered (GE) crops in developing countries is regarded by some as a sinister manifestation of 'big business' in science. What is often overlooked, and sometimes even deliberately ignored by opponents of the technology, is that many researchers working in the field are not motivated by profits but by a desire to see such crops applied to humanitarian purposes. GE crops could help to address many of the world's most challenging, interrelated problems, including hunger, malnutrition, disease, and poverty. However, this potential will not be realized if the major barriers to adoption which are political rather than technical are not overcome.

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页码：219 / 225

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