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1、俄勒岡州麥田驚現(xiàn)轉(zhuǎn)基因小麥 DavidGreene（Host）：AfarmerinOregonhasfoundsome1）geneticallyengineeredwheatgrowingonhisland.Thiswasanunwelcomesurprise，becausethistypeofwheathasneverbeenapprovedforcommercialplanting.TheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculturesaysit’sinvestigating，try
2、ingtofindouthowthiswheatgotthere.TheUSDAsaysthereisnorisktopublichealth，butwheatexportersareworriedabouthowtheircustomersinAsiaandEuropewillreacttothis.DanCharleshasmore. DanCharles：ThebiotechcompanyMonsantohasgeneticallyalteredsomeofAmerica’sbiggest
3、cropssotheycantoleratethe2）weedkiller3）glyphosate，orRoundup.Itdidthiswithcorn，soybeans，4）canolaandcotton.Butitdidnotdothiswithwheat.ItmadeRoundup-tolerantwheatinthelaboratory，anditcarriedoutfieldtrialsofgeneticallyengineeredwheatin16differentstates.Bu
4、tthecountry’swheatgrowerstoldthecompanytheydidnotwantthis5）novelgenetic6）trait. SteveMercer：Partoftheconcernwasexportmarkets. Charles：SteveMercerisvicepresidentofcommunicationsofU.S.WheatAssociates，whichrepresentswheatgrowersand5exporters. Mercer：W
5、e’renotinfavorofcommercializinganybiotechtraitunlessit’sgonethrough7）regulatoryapprovalsintheU.S.andinothercountries. Charles：Manycountriesarequite8）hostiletogeneticallyengineeredcrops，soMonsantodroppedthewheatproject.Itneveraskedforgovernmentapprova
6、l，anditendeditsfieldtrialsin2005.Fast-forwardeightyears.Aboutamonthago，afarmerinEasternOregonnoticedsomewheatplantsgrowingwherehedidn’texpectthem，andtheydidn’tdiewhenhe9）sprayedthemwithRoundup. ThefarmersentsamplesofthesecuriousplantstoascientistatOr
7、egonStateUniversity.Shefoundthatthiswheatwas，infact，geneticallyengineered.ShepassedsamplesontotheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture，andyesterday，theUSDAconfirmedit.Inastatement，theUSDA’sBernadetteJuarezsaidheragencyiscollectingmoresamplesfromthefarm，conducti
8、ngmoretests.BernadetteJuarez：Wehaveateamof10）dedicatedinvestigatorsworkingonthegrounddailytofigureoutwhat’sgoingonhere. Charles：Nobodyknowshowthiswheatgotthere.Monsanto’slastfieldtrialsinOregonwerein2001.Afterallsuchtrials，5thecropsaresuppose
