like the golden rice and things,

诸如金大米之类的
where there's clearly an upside of the genetic modification.

这显然是基因改造技术的优势所在
Now, we're talking about

现在我们是在讨论
genetic modification today in the context of sustainability.

可持续发展这个问题的时候提及这项技术
Do genetically modified foods

转基因食品
lead to a more sustainable world or a less sustainable world?

对于世界的可持续发展是福是祸
Certainly a more sustainable world

如果能增加粮食产量
if you can increase the amount of food

满足全球人口粮食需求的话
available to the population,

当然是福
but there are concerns with it as well,

但对其食品安全尚有争议
and I'm going to talk about some of those today.

接下来我将说说其中一些
This is a graphic from the U.S. Department of Agriculture

这是来自美国农业部的一份图表