Pamela Ronald: The case for engineering our food

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譯者: Jinmian Wang 審譯者: Coco Shen
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I am a plant geneticist.
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作為一名植物基因學家
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I study genes that make plants resistant to disease
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我研究能使植物抵抗疾病
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and tolerant of stress.
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和抗壓的基因
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In recent years,
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近年來
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millions of people around the world have come to believe
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很多人認為
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that there's something sinister about genetic modification.
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基因研究出現了大問題
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Today, I am going to provide a different perspective.
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今天,我將提出一個不同的觀點
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First, let me introduce my husband, Raoul.
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首先,讓我介紹一下我的丈夫,雷歐
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He's an organic farmer.
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他是一個有機農民
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On his farm, he plants a variety of different crops.
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在他的田地里,種植著許多不同的農作物
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This is one of the many ecological farming practices
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這是他用來保持作物健康的
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he uses to keep his farm healthy.
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眾多生態農業實踐中的一個
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Imagine some of the reactions we get:
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想象一下,人們對我們的反應
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"Really? An organic farmer and a plant geneticist?
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一個有機農名和一個植物基因學家?
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Can you agree on anything?"
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你們能有任何的共識嗎?
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Well, we can, and it's not difficult, because we have the same goal.
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嗯,我們可以,這並不困難, 因為我們有共同的目標
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We want to help nourish the growing population
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我們想要幫助滋養不斷增長的人口
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without further destroying the environment.
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而不用更進一步的破壞環境
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I believe this is the greatest challenge of our time.
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我相信這是我們這個時代的最大的挑戰
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Now, genetic modification is not new;
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如今,基因改造並不是什麼新穎的東西
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virtually everything we eat has been genetically modified
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事實上,我們吃的所有的食物在一定程度上
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in some manner.
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都被基因改造過
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Let me give you a few examples.
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讓我來舉幾個例子
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On the left is an image
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左邊的圖片是
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of the ancient ancestor of modern corn.
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現代玉米的原始祖先
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You see a single roll of grain that's covered in a hard case.
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可以看到,由一排硬殼包著的玉米粒
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Unless you have a hammer,
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除非你有一把錘子
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teosinte isn't good for making tortillas.
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不然,蜀黍並不適合用來做玉米餅
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Now, take a look at the ancient ancestor of banana.
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現在來看香蕉的古老祖先
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You can see the large seeds.
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你可以看到非常大的籽
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And unappetizing brussel sprouts,
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一點也引不起食慾的甘藍
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and eggplant, so beautiful.
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還有茄子,很漂亮
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Now, to create these varieties,
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為了創造這些品種
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breeders have used many different genetic techniques over the years.
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多年來培育專家們用了很多種不同的基因技術
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Some of them are quite creative,
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其中的一些很有創造性
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like mixing two different species together
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例如,用嫁接的程序
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using a process called grafting
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將兩種不同的品種結合在一起
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to create this variety that's half tomato and half potato.
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創造出了這個一半是番茄, 一半是馬鈴薯的品種
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Breeders have also used other types of genetic techniques,
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培育專家們也使用了其他的基因技術
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such as random mutagenesis,
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例如隨機突變
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which induces uncharacterized mutations
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這種隨機突變能讓植物內部變生
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into the plants.
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非典型的突變基因
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The rice in the cereal that many of us fed our babies
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我們所用來餵養嬰兒的米糊
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was developed using this approach.
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就是用這種方法發展來的
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Now, today, breeders have even more options to choose from.
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如今,培育專家們甚至有更多的選擇
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Some of them are extraordinarily precise.
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其中的很多是非常精確的
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I want to give you a couple examples from my own work.
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我想舉幾個我工作中的例子
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I work on rice, which is a staple food for more than half the world's people.
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我研究大米,這是全世界過半人口的主糧
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Each year, 40 percent of the potential harvest
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每年,百分之四十的飢餓
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is lost to pest and disease.
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都由於病蟲害造成的
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For this reason, farmers plant rice varieties
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為此,農民們種植
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that carry genes for resistance.
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帶有耐抗性基因的水稻品種
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This approach has been used for nearly 100 years.
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這種方法已經使用了將近100年
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Yet, when I started graduate school,
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然而,當我在讀研究生的時候
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no one knew what these genes were.
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還沒有人知道這些基因是什麼
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It wasn't until the 1990s that scientists finally uncovered
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科學家們最終於九十年代解開了
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the genetic basis of resistance.
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耐抗性基因的基礎
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In my laboratory, we isolated a gene for immunity to a very serious
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在我的實驗室中, 我們將在亞洲和非洲非常嚴重的
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bacterial disease in Asia and Africa.
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細菌疾病的免疫基因分離了出來
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We found we could engineer the gene into a conventional rice variety
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我們發現,我們可以將這種基因移植到
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that's normally susceptible,
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易染病的傳統水稻品種上
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and you can see the two leaves on the bottom here
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你可以看到底部的兩個葉子
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are highly resistant to infection.
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很好的抵抗了感染
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Now, the same month that my laboratory published
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在同一個月裡我們實驗室發佈了
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our discovery on the rice immunity gene,
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我們對於水稻免疫基因的發現
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my friend and colleague Dave Mackill stopped by my office.
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我的朋友兼同事Dave Mackill來到我的辦公室
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He said, "Seventy million rice farmers are having trouble growing rice."
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他說:”七千萬的米農在種植水稻上遇到困難“
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That's because their fields are flooded,
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因為他們的田地會有洪水侵襲
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and these rice farmers are living on less than two dollars a day.
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這些稻農每天的收入低於2美元
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Although rice grows well in standing water,
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雖然水稻需要一定的水才能生長
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most rice varieties will die if they're submerged
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但是,如果浸入水中超過三天的時間
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for more than three days.
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水稻也會死亡
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Flooding is expected to be increasingly problematic
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隨著氣候的改變
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as the climate changes.
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洪災被認為是越來越嚴重的問題
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He told me that his graduate student Kenong Xu and himself
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他告訴我他和他的研究生 Kenong Xu
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were studying an ancient variety of rice that had an amazing property.
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正在研究一種古老的優良性能的水稻品種
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It could withstand two weeks of complete submergence.
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這種水稻能夠在被淹沒的環境下生存兩周
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He asked if I would be willing to help them isolate this gene.
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談詢問我是否願意幫他們分離這種基因
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I said yes -- I was very excited, because I knew if we were successful,
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我說可以,我很激動,因為我知道如果成功了
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we could potentially help millions of farmers grow rice
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我們就有可能幫助上百萬的農民種植水稻
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even when their fields were flooded.
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即使當他們的田地被水淹沒
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Kenong spent 10 years looking for this gene.
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Kenong 花費了十年的時間尋找這種基因
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Then one day, he said,
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有一天,他說
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"Come look at this experiment. You've got to see it."
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“過來看一下這個實驗,一定要來看一下”
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I went to the greenhouse and I saw
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我去了他的溫室看到了
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that the conventional variety that was flooded for 18 days had died,
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被水浸沒了18天的傳統水稻品種已經死了
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but the rice variety that we had genetically engineered
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但經過我們基因改造過的品種活了下來
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with a new gene we had discovered, called Sub1, was alive.
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這一基因是我們剛剛發現的,叫“替代一號”
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Kenong and I were amazed and excited
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Kenong和我既驚訝又興奮
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that a single gene could have this dramatic effect.
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僅僅一個基因就有這如此巨大的作用
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But this is just a greenhouse experiment.
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但這僅僅是在溫室裡的實驗
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Would this work in the field?
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這一成果在稻田裡能實現么
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Now, I'm going to show you a four-month time lapse video
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現在,我要向你展示一個由國際水稻研究所
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taken at the International Rice Research Institute.
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拍攝的長達四個月的視頻
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Breeders there developed a rice variety carrying the Sub1 gene
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培育專家們用另一種叫做“精密培育”的技術
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using another genetic technique called precision breeding.
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培育了攜帶“替代一號"基因的水稻品種
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On the left, you can see the Sub1 variety,
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左邊的是攜帶”替代一號“品種的水稻
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and on the right is the conventional variety.
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右邊的是傳統的水稻品種
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Both varieties do very well at first,
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一開始的時候兩個品種表現的相當好
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but then the field is flooded for 17 days.
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然而,在農田被水浸沒17天之後
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You can see the Sub1 variety does great.
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你可以看到”替代一號“表現的非常好
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In fact, it produces three and a half times more grain
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事實上,它的產量
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than the conventional variety.
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是傳統品種的3.5倍
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I love this video
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我喜歡這個視頻
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because it shows the power of plant genetics to help farmers.
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因為它體現出了植物基因技術的強大
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Last year, with the help of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,
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去年,在比爾和梅琳達·蓋茨基金會的幫助下
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three and a half million farmers grew Sub1 rice.
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三百五十萬的農民種植”替代一號“
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(Applause)
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(掌聲)
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Thank you.
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謝謝
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Now, many people don't mind genetic modification
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現在,很多人不介意基因改造
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when it comes to moving rice genes around,
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當在水稻上轉移基因
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rice genes in rice plants,
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把水稻的基因改造于水稻上
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or even when it comes to mixing species together
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或者甚至是通過移植或是隨機突變的方法 把它和其他的水稻品種結合起來
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through grafting or random mutagenesis.
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都不會遭到反對
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But when it comes to taking genes from viruses and bacteria
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但是,當我們把病毒或是細菌的基因提取出來
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and putting them into plants,
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放到其他的植物上
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a lot of people say, "Yuck."
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很多人就會說:”不行”
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Why would you do that?
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為何要如此呢?
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The reason is that sometimes it's the cheapest, safest,
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原因就是有時候這就是提高食品安全 和發展可持續農業的
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and most effective technology
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最安全,最廉價
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for enhancing food security and advancing sustainable agriculture.
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同時也是最高效的技術
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I'm going to give you three examples.
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我來舉三個例子
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First, take a look at papaya. It's delicious, right?
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首先,看一下這個木瓜,很美味,對嗎?
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But now, look at this papaya.
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再來看這一個
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This papaya is infected with papaya ringspot virus.
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被感染了木瓜環斑病毒
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In the 1950s, this virus nearly wiped out the entire production
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在上世紀50年代,這一病毒幾乎毀壞了
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of papaya on the island of Oahu in Hawaii.
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夏威夷瓦胡島上的全部木瓜產量
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Many people thought that the Hawaiian papaya was doomed,
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很多人認為厄運降臨了夏威夷的木瓜
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but then, a local Hawaiian,
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然而,一個當地的夏威夷人
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a plant pathologist named Dennis Gonsalves,
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一個叫做丹尼斯·貢薩爾維斯的植物病理學家
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decided to try to fight this disease using genetic engineering.
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決定嘗試用基因工程技術來對抗這種疾病
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He took a snippet of viral DNA and he inserted it
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他提取了病毒DNA的一個片段
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into the papaya genome.
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並將其植入到了木瓜的基因組中
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This is kind of like a human getting a vaccination.
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這有點像人類接種育苗
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Now, take a look at his field trial.
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現在,看一下他的試驗田
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You can see the genetically engineered papaya in the center.
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你能看到中間的是被基因改造過的木瓜
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It's immune to infection.
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對於病毒的免疫相當好
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The conventional papaya around the outside is severely infected with the virus.
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外圍的是傳統的木瓜, 被感染的很嚴重
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Dennis' pioneering work is credited with rescuing the papaya industry.
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丹尼斯先驅性的工作 拯救了木瓜產業,其飽受讚揚
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Today, 20 years later, there's still no other method to control this disease.
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二十年後的今天, 仍沒有找到控制這種疾病的其它方法
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There's no organic method. There's no conventional method.
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沒有有機的方法,沒有傳統的方法, 統統沒有
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Eighty percent of Hawaiian papaya is genetically engineered.
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夏威夷百分之八十的木瓜都被基因改造過
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Now, some of you may still feel a little queasy about viral genes in your food,
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現在,有些人可能 仍然對你們的食品中的病毒基因感到不安
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but consider this:
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但是請想一想
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The genetically engineered papaya carries just a trace amount of the virus.
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這一被基因改造過的木瓜 僅僅是攜帶了病毒的一小部分
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If you bite into an organic or conventional papaya
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但是如果你咬了一口被病毒感染了的
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that is infected with the virus,
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有機傳統木瓜的話
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you will be chewing on tenfold more viral protein.
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你會嚼著多於十倍的病毒蛋白質
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Now, take a look at this pest feasting on an eggplant.
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現在來看一下這隻正在吃著茄子的害蟲
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The brown you see is frass,
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你所看到的棕色的東西
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what comes out the back end of the insect.
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是從蟲體內排出的蟲糞
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To control this serious pest,
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為了控制這種嚴重的害蟲
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which can devastate the entire eggplant crop in Bangladesh,
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這種害蟲能夠吃掉整個孟加拉國的茄子
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Bangladeshi farmers spray insecticides
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孟加拉國的農民每週
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two to three times a week,
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碰撒兩到三次的農藥
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sometimes twice a day, when pest pressure is high.
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當蟲災嚴重時,要一天噴灑兩次
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But we know that some insecticides are very harmful to human health,
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但是我們知道有些殺蟲劑對人體危害很大
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especially when farmers and their families
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尤其是對於一些難以支付合適的防護措施
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cannot afford proper protection, like these children.
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的農民及他們的家庭,就像這些孩子
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In less developed countries, it's estimated that 300,000 people
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在少些發達國家
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die every year because of insecticide misuse and exposure.
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據估計,每年有三十萬的人口 死於殺蟲劑的濫用和暴露
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Cornell and Bangladeshi scientists decided to fight this disease
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康奈爾和孟加拉國的科學家決定使用
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using a genetic technique that builds on an organic farming approach.
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一種建立在有機農業上的基因技術 來對抗這一疾病
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Organic farmers like my husband Raoul spray an insecticide called B.T.,
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像我丈夫雷歐這樣的有機農民 噴灑一種叫做B.T的殺蟲劑
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which is based on a bacteria.
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這種殺蟲劑的基礎是細菌
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This pesticide is very specific to caterpillar pests,
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這種殺蟲劑對於毛蟲來說相當特別
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and in fact, it's nontoxic to humans, fish and birds.
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而事實上,它對於人類, 魚類及鳥類並無毒性
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It's less toxic than table salt.
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比平常食用的鹽的毒性還小
10:24
But this approach does not work well in Bangladesh.
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但是這種方法在孟加拉國並不怎麼奏效
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That's because these insecticide sprays
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因為這種殺蟲劑的噴灑裝置
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are difficult to find, they're expensive,
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很難得到且價格昂貴
10:31
and they don't prevent the insect from getting inside the plants.
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同時,它並不阻止蟲子進入到植物體內
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In the genetic approach, scientists cut the gene out of the bacteria
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在所用的基因方法里, 科學家們將細菌的一小部分基因切除出來
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and insert it directly into the eggplant genome.
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並將其植入到茄子的基因組中
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Will this work to reduce insecticide sprays in Bangladesh?
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這種方法能減少孟加拉國殺蟲劑的噴灑嗎?
10:46
Definitely.
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答案是顯而易見的
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Last season, farmers reported they were able to reduce their insecticide use
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上一個季節,農民們反映他們已經可以大幅度減少
10:52
by a huge amount, almost down to zero.
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殺蟲劑的使用,幾乎無需使用
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They're able to harvest and replant for the next season.
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他們能夠豐收且下一個季節繼續種植
11:00
Now, I've given you a couple examples of how genetic engineering can be used
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現在,我給了幾個基因工程技術的例子
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to fight pests and disease
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關於對抗蟲災和疾病
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and to reduce the amount of insecticides.
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同時減少殺蟲劑的使用量
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My final example is an example
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我最後的一個例子
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where genetic engineering can be used to reduce malnutrition.
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是基因工程在哪些地方 可以用來減少營養不良
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In less developed countries,
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在未發達國家
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500,000 children go blind every year because of lack of Vitamin A.
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每年有五十萬兒童由於缺少維他命A而致盲
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More than half will die.
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他們中過於半數會死亡
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For this reason, scientists supported by the Rockefeller Foundation
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正因此,科學家門在洛克菲勒基金會的幫助下
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genetically engineered a golden rice
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基因重組了一種能夠產生β-胡蘿蔔素的黃金大米
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to produce beta-carotene, which is the precursor of Vitamin A.
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而β-胡蘿蔔素正是維他命A的的前體
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This is the same pigment that we find in carrots.
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這同我們在蘿蔔里找到的色素相同
11:42
Researchers estimate that just one cup of golden rice per day
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研究人員估計每天僅需一小杯黃金大米
11:47
will save the lives of thousands of children.
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就可以拯救數以千計的兒童
11:51
But golden rice is virulently opposed
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但是黃金大米卻
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by activists who are against genetic modification.
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被反轉基因人士極力反對
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Just last year,
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去年
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activists invaded and destroyed a field trial in the Philippines.
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反基因人士入侵 並摧毀了一個位於菲律賓的試驗田
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When I heard about the destruction,
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當我聽說這個消息後
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I wondered if they knew that they were destroying much more
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我在想,他們是否知道
12:09
than a scientific research project,
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他們摧毀的不僅僅是一個科學研究項目
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that they were destroying medicines that children desperately needed
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他們所摧毀的是兒童們所急需的
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to save their sight and their lives.
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能夠拯救他們視力及生命的東西
12:17
Some of my friends and family still worry:
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我的一些家人及朋友仍然擔心
12:20
How do you know genes in the food are safe to eat?
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你怎麼知道食品裡的基因是足夠安全的?
12:23
I explained the genetic engineering,
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我向他們解釋了基因工程
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the process of moving genes between species,
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這種在物種間移植基因的方法
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has been used for more than 40 years
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已經在酒中,藥物中,植物中,在奶酪中
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in wines, in medicine, in plants, in cheeses.
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使用了超過四十年
12:35
In all that time, there hasn't been a single case of harm
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長時間以來,沒有一個對人體及環境
12:38
to human health or the environment.
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造成危害的例子
12:42
But I say, look, I'm not asking you to believe me.
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我說,我並不是要就你去相信我
12:44
Science is not a belief system.
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科學並不是一個相信的機制
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My opinion doesn't matter.
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我的觀點無關緊要
12:50
Let's look at the evidence.
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重要的是證據
12:53
After 20 years of careful study and rigorous peer review
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經過了二十年數以千計的獨立科學家們
12:57
by thousands of independent scientists,
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謹慎的研究和嚴格的同業互查
13:00
every major scientific organization in the world has concluded
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世界上每一個主要的科研機構已經認為
13:04
that the crops currently on the market are safe to eat
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市場上所有的食物都是安全可食用的
13:07
and that the process of genetic engineering
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而且這樣的轉基因技術
13:10
is no more risky than older methods of genetic modification.
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並不比傳統的基因改造方法有更大的危險性
13:14
These are precisely the same organizations that most of us trust
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這些機構都是我們所在很多科學問題上
13:18
when it comes to other important scientific issues
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都信任的科學機構
13:21
such as global climate change or the safety of vaccines.
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例如全球變暖以及疫苗問題
13:27
Raoul and I believe that, instead of worrying about the genes in our food,
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雷歐和我都相信, 與其關注我們所食用的轉基因食品安全問題
13:31
we must focus on how we can help children grow up healthy.
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我們更應該關注如何幫助我們的孩子健康成長
13:35
We must ask if farmers in rural communities can thrive,
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我們必須問一問農村的農民是否能夠營生
13:38
and if everyone can afford the food.
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每個人是否都能夠買得起食物
13:40
We must try to minimize environmental degradation.
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我們必須盡力對環境的損害做到最小化
13:44
What scares me most about the loud arguments and misinformation
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關於轉基因的激烈爭論和錯誤信息中
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about plant genetics
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最令我害怕的是
13:49
is that the poorest people who most need the technology
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由於一些足夠吃飽飯的人
13:52
may be denied access because of the vague fears and prejudices
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他們的不明確的擔心與偏見
13:56
of those who have enough to eat.
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造成一些急需此技術改善生活的窮苦人們失去食物
13:59
We have a huge challenge in front of us.
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我們面臨著嚴峻的挑戰
14:02
Let's celebrate scientific innovation and use it.
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我們慶幸科學的創新之舉並付諸於實踐
14:06
It's our responsibility
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這是我們的責任
14:08
to do everything we can to help alleviate human suffering
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是我們盡一切可能幫助減輕人們的痛苦
14:11
and safeguard the environment.
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以及維護我們的環境的責任
14:13
Thank you.
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謝謝
14:15
(Applause)
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14:17
Thank you.
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謝謝
14:20
Chris Anderson: Powerfully argued.
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克里斯·安德森:強有力的論證!
14:22
The people who argue against GMOs,
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反對轉基因的人們,
14:24
as I understand it, the core piece comes from two things.
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就我所理解的,主要的批評來自於兩點
14:28
One, complexity and unintended consequence.
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一點是複雜性和不可預測的結果
14:31
Nature is this incredibly complex machine.
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自然是一個極其複雜的機器
14:33
If we put out these brand new genes that we've created,
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如果我們拿出這些新創造出來的
14:35
that haven't been challenged by years of evolution,
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未經自然長時間演化論證的基因
14:38
and they started mixing up with the rest of what's going on,
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讓他們和現有的基因混合起來
14:41
couldn't that trigger some kind of cataclysm or problem,
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這會引發一些激變或是問題嗎?
14:44
especially when you add in the commercial incentive
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尤其是當你添加進一些商業因素在裡面
14:47
that some companies have to put them out there?
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這些公司已經將推出了這些基因
14:50
The fear is that those incentives
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擔心的是這些商業動機
14:52
mean that the decision is not made on purely scientific grounds,
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那就意味著這些結論並不是純科學環境下做出來的
14:56
and even if it was, that there would be unintended consequences.
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就算是,這裡面會出現一些不可測結果嗎?
14:59
How do we know that there isn't a big risk of some unintended consequence?
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我們怎麼知道這些不可測結果是不是風險太大
15:03
Often our tinkerings with nature do lead to big, unintended consequences
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往往,我們對於大自然的小小的變動 就是出現巨大不可測的結果
15:07
and chain reactions.
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以及一些連鎖反應
15:08
Pamela Ronald: Okay, so on the commercial aspects,
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帕梅拉·羅納德:好的,在商業環境下
15:11
one thing that's really important to understand is that,
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有一點值得理解的是
15:14
in the developed world, farmers in the United States,
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在發達國家,美國的農民
15:16
almost all farmers, whether they're organic or conventional,
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幾乎所有的農民, 不論是有機農民還是傳統農民
15:19
they buy seed produced by seed companies.
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他們從種子公司購買種子
15:21
So there's definitely a commercial interest to sell a lot of seed,
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售賣種子當然有很大的商業利益
15:24
but hopefully they're selling seed that the farmers want to buy.
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但是希望他們賣的是農民們所想要購買的
15:27
It's different in the less developed world.
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在未發達國家就不同了
15:30
Farmers there cannot afford the seed.
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農民們買不起種子
15:32
These seeds are not being sold.
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這些種子不是買來的
15:33
These seeds are being distributed freely
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而是通過傳統的有資格的單位
15:36
through traditional kinds of certification groups,
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免費分發得來的
15:41
so it is very important in less developed countries
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因此,在未發達國家
15:43
that the seed be freely available.
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由於種子可以免費得到, 這一點就變得尤其重要
15:45
CA: Wouldn't some activists say that this is actually part of the conspiracy?
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克里斯·安德森: 會不會有一些反轉基因人士認為這是陰謀呢?
15:49
This is the heroin strategy.
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這是海洛因策略
15:50
You seed the stuff, and people have no choice
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種植這些東西沒有別的選擇
15:52
but to be hooked on these seeds forever?
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而因此受制於永遠使用這些種子
15:54
PR: There are a lot of conspiracy theories for sure, but it doesn't work that way.
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帕梅拉·羅納德: 當然會存在很多陰謀論,但這是行不通的
16:00
For example, the seed that's being distributed, the flood-tolerant rice,
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例如,免費分發的種子,抗水災性水稻
16:04
this is distributed freely
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是通過印度和孟加拉國的官方部門
16:05
through Indian and Bangladeshi seed certification agencies,
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免費分發的
16:10
so there's no commercial interest at all.
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所以不存在一點的商業利益
16:12
The golden rice was developed through support of the Rockefeller Foundation.
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黃金水稻是在洛克菲勒基金會的支持下發展來的
16:16
Again, it's being freely distributed.
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同樣,免費分發的
16:18
There are no commercial profits
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在這種情況下
16:20
in this situation.
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也不存在商業利益
16:22
And now to address your other question about, well, mixing genes,
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現在來討論一下關於其他問題,嗯,關於基因混合
16:25
aren't there some unintended consequences?
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會有什麼不可預測的結果嗎?
16:28
Absolutely -- every time we do something different,
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當然,每次當我們嘗試一些不同的東西的時候
16:31
there's an unintended consequence,
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都會有一些不可預測的結果
16:32
but one of the points I was trying to make
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但有一點我想說的是
16:34
is that we've been doing kind of crazy things to our plants,
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我們已經在植物上做了很多我們認為瘋狂的事情
16:38
mutagenesis using radiation or chemical mutagenesis.
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用輻射或者是化學誘變的方法讓基因差生變異
16:42
This induces thousands of uncharacterized mutations,
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這包括上千種不確定的突變
16:46
and this is even a higher risk of unintended consequence
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而這相比於現代方法
16:50
than many of the modern methods.
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有著甚至更高的不確定性風險
16:51
And so it's really important not to use the term GMO
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所以,不要使用GMO這個詞
16:55
because it's scientifically meaningless.
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因為這在科學上是沒有意義的
16:57
I feel it's very important to talk about a specific crop
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我認為討論關於特定的農作物、 特定的產品
17:02
and a specific product, and think about the needs of the consumer.
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並且想想我們消費者的需要
17:05
CA: So part of what's happening here is that there's a mental model
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克里斯·安德森:很多人有一種特定的思維模式
17:08
in a lot of people that nature is nature, and it's pure and pristine,
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認為自然的東西就是天然的,它純淨且質樸
17:12
and to tinker with it is Frankensteinian.
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對它做修改無異於作法自斃
17:14
It's making something that's pure dangerous in some way,
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這種想法在一定程度上比較危險
17:18
and I think you're saying that that whole model
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我認為你所說的這整個的思維模式
17:20
just misunderstands how nature is.
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是誤解了什麼是自然
17:22
Nature is a much more chaotic interplay of genetic changes
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自然界本身有著更為複雜的基因變換
17:26
that have been happening all the time anyway.
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而這種變換時時刻刻都在發生著
17:28
PR: That's absolutely true, and there's no such thing as pure food.
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帕梅拉·羅納德: 這絕對是正確的,並不存在什麼純正無比的食物
17:32
I mean, you could not spray eggplant with insecticides
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我的意思是,你可以不對茄子噴灑殺蟲劑
17:35
or not genetically engineer it, but then you'd be stuck eating frass.
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或者是不對其進行基因改造, 那麼對不起,你得吃蟲糞了
17:39
So there's no purity there.
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因此,並沒什麼純粹的東西
17:41
CA: Pam Ronald, thank you. That was powerfully argued.
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克里斯·安德森:謝謝,帕梅拉·羅納德, 這是一次精彩的演講
17:43
PR: Thank you very much. I appreciate it.
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帕梅拉·羅納德:謝謝,非常感謝!
17:45
(Applause)
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