"I'm trying three methods of breeding," Farrant says, "conventional, genetic modification and gene editing."

法兰特说：“我正在尝试三种育种方法，常规方法、基因修饰和基因编辑。”

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So naturally divergent cats were found and then bred so there is really no modification of the gene.

所以我们找出这些有自然差异的猫，再用他们繁殖后代。这不是人为地转变基因。

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The public debate on plant genetics focuses almost entirely on the pros and cons (mostly cons) of genetic modification—putting a gene from one species into another.

公众对于植物基因学的争论几乎全部聚焦于转基因的正负两个方面的影响，绝大多数是负面影响。 转基因通常就是把一个种属的基因注入到里一个种属里。

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Despite the giant gap in the public mind between organic farming, which bans artificial pesticides and fertilizers, and gene modification, the couple was never exactly star-crossed.

FORBES: Green Genes

Use of highly targeted gene-modification tricks comes at a fortuitous time.

FORBES: A Whole New Crop

The US researchers, reported Science magazine, used genetic modification techniques to knock out a mouse gene which is responsible for keeping the immune system in check so that it does not launch attacks on itself.

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