GM crops can and almost certainly will be part of that suite of tools.
转基因作物可以且几乎肯定会成为这套工具的一部分。
That doesn't mean GM crops are perfect, or a one-size-fits-all solution to global agriculture problems.
这并不意味着转基因作物是完美无瑕的，或者它是全球农业问题一刀切的解决方案。
China should build an independent GM crops research and development system to seize the market initiative.
同时，中国需要建立起自主研发体系，以便获得市场主动权。
How, exactly, will GM crops affect the environment-and when will we notice?
基改作物究竟如何影响环境？我们何时才会注意到这些影响呢？
Worries about the flow of genes from the original plant to others also surround GM crops.
担心基因从基改植物流入其他植物，是围绕着基改作物的另一类忧虑。
Defining the environmental risks of GM crops seems even harder than calculating their benefits.
要界定基改作物对环境的害处，似乎比评估优点更为困难。
In an EPA meeting on GM crops last fall, Vaituzis acknowledged the lack of long-term data on Bt crops and insect populations.
2000年秋天，在环保署的一个基因改造作物会议中，卫图吉斯承认他们缺乏Bt作物和昆虫族群的长期研究资料。
Today most GM crops-mainly soybean, corn, cotton and canola-contain genes enabling them to either resist insect pests or tolerate weed-killing herbicides.
如今大部分基改作物都含有抗害虫或耐除草剂的基因，以大豆、玉米、棉花及油菜为主。
But unexpected ill effects, including toxic effects and immune responses, have been found in animals fed on GM crops and foods that have been commercialized.
但是，在喂食已经商业化的转基因作物与转基因食品的动物中已经发现未曾预料的病态反应，包括毒素反应与免疫反应。
America's farms have seen two divergent trends over the past 15 years: the rise of GM crops and, on a smaller scale, an expanding market for organic products.
在过去15年里，美国的农场主们看到了两个截然不同的发展趋势：虽然转基因作物的种植面积扩大了，但对有机作物的市场需求却有了小幅的增加。
Other GM crops have been designed to include a few scraps of DNA from a common bacterium, rendering the plants toxic to leaf-chewing insects but not to humans.
设计的其他转基因作物，含有来自普通细菌的DNA成分，使作物对吃树叶的昆虫有毒而对人类无害。
Most of all, though, I wish a tenth of the energy that's spent endlessly debating GM crops was focused on those more pressing challenges for global agriculture.
然而，最重要的是，我希望把花费在无休止争论转基因作物上的十分之一的精力集中到全球农业面临的更紧迫的挑战上。
The number of countries growing GM crops has increased in recent years. The benefits and dangers of genetically engineered food are the subject of intense debate.
近年来，随着种植转基因农作物的国家增多，转基因食品的利与弊陷入了激烈的争论之中。
The technological breakthrough for golden rice came back in 1999, and the crop quickly became a symbol for those who believe in the lifesaving potential of GM crops.
黄金大米的技术突破发生在1999年，对于那些相信转基因作物有救命潜力的人，这种作物迅速成为了一个标志。
In reality, genetic modification differs fundamentally from traditional crossbreeding, and there are very good scientific reasons for being concerned about the safety of GM crops.
在现实中，基因改造与传统杂交育种根本性不同，有非常良好的科学理由使人们要关心转基因农作物的安全问题。
Concerns about safety and unexpected consequences have led to a slow rate of adoption in Europe and parts of Africa, although GM crops are already widely planted and consumed in the US.
由于人们对转基因（GM）食品的安全和不可预期的后果还心存疑虑，所以这类作物在欧洲和非洲部分地区推广的速度还不是很快，尽管转基因作物在美国种植已很普遍，转基因食品也为大众所接受。
Chinese policymakers' attitudes to GM crops are now more receptive, according to Huang. The injection of funding could lead to quicker commercialisation of GM crops in China, say scientists.
黄大舫指出，中国的决策者对转基因作物的态度正在变得更加积极。科学家认为，资金注入可能会导致中国转基因产业化加速。
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