在过去，转基因技术主要运用于农作物的保护，而切片包装的“北极苹果”因其方便食用，将成为消费者直接吃进嘴里的第一种转基因水果。
While genetic modifications 3 have in the past been mainly defended as a way to protect crops, the Arctic Apple would be one of the first GMOs marketed directly to consumers as more convenient.
基因工程的批评家们与支持者们均表示，美国国内在转基因生物的争论上，观点已呈两极化，“北极苹果”的试售可能会是这一局面的转折点。
Critics and advocates of genetic engineering say that the apple could be a turning point in the nation's highly polarizing debate over genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
基因工程的批评家们与支持者们均表示，美国国内在转基因生物的争论上，观点已呈两极化，“北极苹果”的试售可能会是这一局面的转折点。
Critics and advocates of genetic 2 engineering say that the apple could be a turning point in the nation's highly polarizing debate over genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
“北极苹果”的生产商、加拿大奥卡诺根特色水果公司创始人尼尔•卡特认为：“在我们看来，该苹果的重点在于食用便利而非其转基因的身份。
"We see this as less about genetic modification and more about convenience, " said Neal Carter, founder of the company that makes the Arctic Apple.
过去人们主要因为转基因是保护农作物的一种手段而为其辩护，而“北极苹果”或成首款直接向消费者出售的转基因作物之一则是由于其更加便捷。
While genetic modifications have in the past been mainly defended as a way to protect crops, the Arctic Apple would be one of the first GMOs marketed directly to consumers as more convenient.
过去人们主要因为转基因是保护农作物的一种手段而为其辩护，而“北极苹果”或成首款直接向消费者出售的转基因作物之一则是由于其更加便捷。
While genetic modifications have in the past been mainly defended as a way to protect crops, the Arctic Apple would be one of the first GMOs marketed directly to consumers as more convenient.
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