GM food threatens Russia
Discussions about the dangers of genetically modified foods have been going on for years. Most recently, concerns appeared in the Russian society in connection with Russia #39;s entry into the World Trade Organization. It is said that severe restrictions on the imports and cultivation of transgenic products may come to nought. Many Russians became concerned about the issue after chief sanitary doctor of the Russian Federation Gennady Onishchenko said that GMOs and biotechnology were good for Russia. Elena Sharoykina, the Director of the National Association for Genetic Security: "There are many questions to the people involved in the decision-making process in our country. And the biggest question is why this discussion still exists in the Russian scientific community and in the society in general. The dispute of whether it is dangerous or safe is still on. Why does the Russian government consider it possible to allow in Russia the technology, the safety of which has not been proved yet." Meanwhile, some researchers, both in Russia and in Europe, recognize GMOs as a dangerous invention of mankind that leads to infertility, cancerous diseases and other serious disorders in the body. Irina Ermakova, is the only Russian scientist who decided to experiment with genetically modified food. Irina Ermakova, Sc.D.: "I used soybean flour as food for rats. I saw what happens to the offspring. It was simply terrible. Many little rats died, a part of them was underdeveloped. And I knew ...From:PravdaTVViews:0 0ratingsTime:02:00More inScience Technology
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