Insecticides are more scary than genetically modified foods

The 2014 Shenzhen International BT Leaders Summit and the 2014 Shenzhen International Biological/Life and Health Industry Exhibition and the 9th International Genomics Congress were officially opened at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center. The 2009 Nobel Prize winner in physiology or medicine Jack Szostak also participated. This conference.

Professor Jack Shostak first discovered and elucidated the protection mechanisms of chromosomal telomeres on the chromosomes in the world. He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2009. He is currently conducting researches on the origin of life and cell synthesis, including primitive cells. How it is formed, the function and formation of cell membranes, and the replication of RNA.

Professor Jack S. Stark said in an interview that chromosomal telomeres have an important influence on the lifespan of cells. Telomeres have long been considered to have a great impact on human aging. Telomeres shorten once each time they are replicated. This is life. Limited reason. Many people want to control telomere to achieve longevity, but this often causes cancer and causes tumor formation because it is difficult to control. However, Professor Jack S. Stark believes that the idea of ​​extending the life span of humans through the subsequent study of chromosome telomeres is promising. He said: “If telomeres are allowed to be instantaneously at the right time, at the right place, Expressing, we still have the opportunity to obtain longevity."

When talking about the safety of genetically modified foods, Professor Jack S. Stark believes that the safety of genetically modified foods for humans is not a problem. For example, genetically modified crops containing insect-resistant genes, traditional crops often use pesticides in large quantities to achieve pest control. As a result, pollution and safety problems caused by pesticides are much more serious than genetically modified foods. Therefore, the safety issue of genetically modified foods is clearly magnified when compared with insecticides such as pesticides. However, Professor Jack S. Stark also acknowledged that GM foods need more discussion. For instance, although the current GM foods are guaranteed to be harmless to the human body, the effects and impacts on other species are still unclear and further research is needed.

Finally, when referring to “when China will have a natural science Nobel Prize,” Professor Jack Shostak talks about his own opinions in the face of this old-fashioned question. He believes that China is currently Scientific research has invested a lot of financial resources, energy, and manpower, but most of them are focused on applied research, especially focusing on research where output is relatively fast or where application prospects can be seen, and most current Nobel Prize winners have studied. All of them are very basic research. This basic research cannot see the application prospect for a long time. For China, more effort should be devoted to basic research so that it is possible to produce Nobel Prize winners in the future.