Until fairly recently, the studies were limited to short-lived creatures genetically distant from humans.

直到不久前，这些研究都仅限于一些在基因上与人类相距甚远的短寿命生物。

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Their long, lanky limbs stood in sharp contrast to my own, genetically-predisposed skinny and short ones.

他们那又细又长的腿站在那里和我那双遗传的又短又小的腿形成了鲜明的对比。

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In short, consumers who want to avoid genetically engineered foods have plenty of information that enables them to do so.

FORBES: Labeling Of Genetically Engineered Foods Is A Losing Proposition

Even the short-term benefits to farmers of the current generation of genetically engineered crops are in question (though since Monsanto imposes by contract a rule of silence on its customers, details have been slow to emerge).

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