UnitFiveFoodandHealthInnovationEnglishIntegratedCourseBook4Lead-inAfter-readingTextAFromWords&SentencestoTextFromStructuretoTextAdditionalMaterialscontent01020304TextA3TeachingSessionsTextB1.5TeachingSessionsListening&Speaking1.5TeachingSessionsExercises2TeachingSessionsSuggestedTeachingSteps01Lead-inLead-inDirections:Watchavideoandanswerthequestions.1)Whatisthe“organic”means?Organicsmeansthattherearen’tanygeneticallymodifiedingredients.Thatnochemicalswereusedtokillbugsandwedsandsoon.2)Isorganicfoodmeansthattheingredientsarenutritious?No,itdoesn’t.02TextATextAIntensiveReadingFromWords&SentencestoTextFromStructuretoTextTextATheOrganicFoodMarketinChina1.InChina,mostorganicfoodsarecultivatedbyorganizedsystems,notlikeothercountrieswhereorganicfoodsaresuppliedbyindividuals.TherearethreemainsorganicfoodproductionmodelsinChina:thefirstoneisthatbigcompanyleaseslandfromfarmerandpaysthem.Thesecondmodelisthatunderthepermissionoflocalgovernments,bigcompaniessignanorganicfoodproductioncontractwithfarmers.Thethirdoneistheorganicproducerassociation.Farmerssetupanassociationbythemselvestoconductlarge-scaleorganicfoodproduction.2.Duetovastcultivationareasandvariousclimates,diverseorganicfoodcanbegrowninChina.Themainorganicproductsexportedareprocessedvegetables,soybeans,honey,grains,greentea,herbalmedicinesandbeans,whicharemostlyrawandsemi-processed.TextA3.TheconceptoforganicfoodwasintroducedinChinaafterthereformandopening-uppolicy.By2018,China'sorganicagricultureacreagerankedthirdintheworld,accountingfor4.5%ofthetotalacreageofglobalorganicagricultureand50%inAsia.From2002to2013,manylawswereintroducedtoregulatetheorderlymarketenvironmentoforganicagriculture.Thusafter2013,organicagricultureinChinaenteredastageofrapiddevelopment.4.Lookingattheevolutionofthemarket,wecandefinitelysaythatorganicfoodinChinahashugepotentialininternationalanddomesticmarkets.Justin2018,domesticsalesoforganicproductsinChinawereabout￥63.15billion,up4.01%from￥60.67billionin2017.Besides,e-commercelargelystimulatedsalesoforganicfoodinChina.AtpresentthemarketsizeoforganicfoodinChinaisstillverylow,whichisfarfrommeetingtheneedsofdomesticandforeignconsumers.TextA5.MostChineseconsumersarepricesensitiveandlookforvaluewhenbuyingorganicfood.Areorganicproductssaferthanotherproducts?Areforeignimportsreallyworthpaying2-3timesthecostofdomesticitems?ThesearesomequestionsChineseconsumersaskthemselveswhentheybuyorganicfood.FormostChineseconsumers,theydon’tthinkthatorganicfood’shighpricematchesitsnutritionalvalue.Andmanyconsumersalsoconsiderorganicfoodasamarketingtermwithoutrealhighernutritionalvalue.Fromasustainabilitypointofview,theorganicfoodindustryisnotasfriendlytowardstheenvironmentaspeopleimagined.Theproductionoforganicfoodalsoexhaustsalargeamountofcarbondioxideandoccupiesmuchmorelandsthantraditionalagriculture.Itisobviousthatorganicfoodhasmorenaturalnutrientsandsecureguarantees,howevermostChineseconsumersconsideritasaluxury.TextA6.Chinaisbecomingoneofthelargestorganicconsumersintheworld.Withsuchpotential,it’snotsurprisingthatChinahasbecomeagoldmineforinternationalorganicfoodsuppliers.However,sellingitsproductstoChineseconsumersrequiressomeadjustmentsandaspecificstrategyforcross-bordere-commerceinChina.7.Chinaisbyfarthelargeste-retailmarketintheworld.Thus,onlineretailand020modelsarethemostefficientsaleschannelsfororganicfoodinChina.In2018,theamountofordersofChineseonlineretailerforagriculturalproductssurpassed65.3billionRMB,witha233%increasefrom19.6billionRMBin2017.TextA8.ManyofChina'sfood-tradingfirmshaveseeninternationalordersfallby75%becauseofforeignbarrierstotrade.Meanwhile,thecountry’scateringindustryhasbeenshutdown.thusthedemandfororganicfoodhasplummeted.Zhou,presidentofoneofChina’slargestcropgrowersestimatedthattheoutbreakcouldreducethecompany’sexportsfor2020bymorethan20%.Nonetheless,aftertheoutbreakphysicalhealthhasbecomethecoreofChineseconsumers'priorities.AsChineseconsumers'incomescontinuetoriseandmoreareconcernedwithahealthydiet,themarketsizeofnaturalhealthfoodisexpectedtoapproach200billionRMBin2022.Inlightofthiswaveinhealthconsciousness,somegreenfoodcompaniesseizedtheopportunity.“GrainMill”harvested918millionRMBastheturnoverand105millionRMBfornetprofitofthe2thquarterin2019whichturneditintotheindustryleader.9.Duetomanyrestrictionsbytheimpactoftheoutbreakpeoplehavehadtostayathomeandcookbythemselves.Thus,frozenandconvenientfoodsbecametheirfirstchoice.AccordingtoresearchreleasedbyNelsonabouthowAsianconsumerswilleatpostoutbreak86%ofChinesesaidtheywouldeatathomemoreoftenthanbeforetheoutbreak.Inaddition,80%willpaymoreattentiontoahealthydietand89%claimedthattheyprefertobuyfreshfoodonlinenow.Ontheotherhandhealthproductssuchasvitamins,healthteasandprobioticsarealsopopularamongChineseconsumers.Asaresult,theoutbreakhaschangedmanyChinesepeople'sconsumptionbehaviors;andhealth-relatedproductswillbefavoredduringandafterthespecialperiod.10.AlthoughChineseconsumershavehugedemandfororganicmilk,China'smilkindustrywillinevitablybeimpactedonproduction,transportationandsales.FocusingonChina'sbiggestdairycompany，itencountereda10.7%contractiononits1stquarter'sturnovercomparedwith2019.However,despitetheliguidmilkrevenueplummetingby19%,itsmarketshareroseby1.1%,arrivingat39.3%.Organicmilkcontainsvariousnutrientsandcanhelpimprovepeople’simmunesystems,whichwillhelpinproducingapurchasingupsurge.Therefore,thesalesoforganicmilkandmilkpowdersbyonedomesticbrandrocketedbymorethan50%duringtheoutbreak.Meanwhile,Itisinterestingtoknowthatthesalesofmilkpowderbyforeignbrandsmakeup60%-65%oftotalnationalsalesinChina.Andasformostdairycompanies,theyareveryoptimisticabouttheorganicmilkmarketinChinainthefuture.11.China’sorganicfoodmarketisdevelopingrapidly,andthepotentialdemandfororganicfood

amongChineseconsumersisenormous.Asforthechoiceoforganicfood,importedorganicfoodhasqualityadvantage.AlthoughtheoutbreakhasdepressedChina'sorganicfoodindustry,theemergenceofahealthydietconceptandincreasingdemandfororganicfoodwillleadtoarapidrecovery.WordStudyFromwordtotextWORDSTUDY

WordStudycultivatev.topreparelandandgrowcropsonit,ortogrowaparticularcrop耕作;栽培;種植e.g.Mostofthelandthereistoopoortocultivate.Thevillagerscultivatemostlymaizeandbeans.supplyv.toprovidesomethingthatiswantedorneeded,ofteninlargequantitiesandoveralongperiodoftime供應，提供，供給e.g.Electricalpowerissuppliedbyundergroundcables.Threepeoplehavebeenarrestedforsupplyingarmstotheterrorists.regulatev.

tocontrolsomething,especiallybymakingitworkinaparticularway(尤指使按照某種方式運作而)控制，管理，調節，調整e.g.YoucanregulatethetemperatureinthehousebyadjustingthethermostatHermotherstrictlyregulateshowmuchTVshecanwatch.evolutionn.1)thewayinwhichlivingthingschangeanddevelopovermillionsofyears演化；進化e.g.Darwin’stheoryofevolutionhasbeenquestionedbymanypeople2)agradualprocessofchangeanddevelopment發展；演變e.g.Thenewtelescopehashelpedustounderstandmoreabouttheevolutionoftheuniverse.Thisproductwasanextremelysignificantstepintheevolutionofcomputergames.potentialn.possiblewhenthenecessaryconditionsexist潛在的，可能e.g.Anumberofpotentialbuyershaveexpressedinterestinthecompany.Manypotentialcustomersarewaitingforafallinpricesbeforebuying.exhaustv.1)tousesomethingcompletely用完；花光；耗盡e.g.Howlongwillitbebeforetheworld’sfuelsuppliesareexhausted?I’mafraidhe'sexhaustedmypatience.2)tomakesomeoneextremelytired使精疲力竭；使疲憊不堪e.g.Thelongjourneyexhaustedthechildren.I'veexhaustedmyselfwithallthatcleaning.more......than與其……不如e.g.Heismorebravethanwise.Hewasmorefrightenedthanhurt.sustainabilityn.thequalityofcausinglittleornodamagetotheenvironmentandthereforeabletocontinueforalongtime(可)持續性，永續性e.g.Thecompany’scommitmenttoenvironmentalsustainability.Italsoaddressesthenegativeimplicationsofthesharpdeclineinbirthratesforfiscalsustainability.as.….as與……一樣e.g.Heisasstrongasahorse.Hedoesn'tstudyashardashisbrother.

demandv.toaskforsomethingforcefully,inawaythatshowsthatyoudonotexpecttoberefused要求e.g.Idemandedanexplanation.Theunionisdemandingasevenpercentpayrisethisyear.impactv.tohaveaninfluenceonsomething影響e.g.Fallingexportrateshaveimpacted(on)thecountry'seconomyquiteconsiderably.decoraten.tomakesth.lookmoreattractivebyputtingthingsonit裝飾；裝潢e.g.Theydecoratedtheroomwithflowersandballoons.Thesittingroomisdecoratedwithcolouredlights.

depressv.(1)tocausesomeonetofeelunhappyandwithouthope使沮喪e.g.Thisweatherdepressesme.ItdepressesmetothinkthatI'llprobablystillbedoingexactlythesamejobintenyears'time.(2)toreducethevalueofsomething,especiallymoney抑制，減少e.g.Asurplusofcornhashelpeddepressthegrainmarket/grainpricesTheriseinthevalueofthedollarhasdepressedthecompany'searnings/profitsthisyear.leadtoIfanactionoreventleadstosomething,itcausesthatthingtohappenorexist致使e.g.Reducingspeedlimitsshouldleadtofewerdeathsontheroads.Higherdemandforgoodsandservicesleadstohigherimportsfromabroad.SentenceStudyFromsentencetotextSENTENCESTUDY1)(Para.1)InChina,mostorganicfoodsarecultivatedbyorganizedsystems,notlikeothercountrieswhereorganicfoodsaresuppliedbyindividuals.【譯文】在中國，大多數有機食品都是由有組織的系統種植的，不像其他國家那樣，有機食品是由個人提供的。2)(Para.3)From2002to2013,manylawswereintroducedtoregulatetheorderlymarketenvironmentoforganicagriculture.【譯文】從2002年到2013年,出臺了許多法律來規范有機農業的有序市場環境。3)(Para4)Lookingattheevolutionofthemarket,wecandefinitelysaythatorganicfoodinChinahashugepotentialininternationalanddomesticmarkets.【譯文】縱觀市場的演變，我們可以肯定地說，中國的有機食品在國際和國內市場具有巨大的潛力。4)(Para.5)Theproductionoforganicfoodalsoexhaustsalargeamountofcarbondioxideandoccupiesmuchmorelandsthantraditionalagriculture.【譯文】有機食品的生產還消耗了大量的二氧化碳，占用的土地比傳統農業多得多。5)(Para.5)Fromasustainabilitypointofview,theorganicfoodindustryisnotasfriendlytowardstheenvironmentaspeopleimagined.【譯文】從可持續發展的角度來看，有機食品行業對環境并不像人們想象的那樣友好。6)(Para.6)However,sellingitsproductstoChineseconsumersrequiressomeadjustmentsandaspecificstrategyforcross-bordere-commerceinChina.【譯文】然而，將其產品銷售給中國消費者需要進行一些調整，并為中國的跨境電子商務制定具體的戰略。adjustmentn.(1)asmallchange調整；調節；小改動e.g.Shemadeafewminoradjustmentstothefocusofhercamera.Theinvitationsarealmostready,Ijustneedtomakeacoupleofadjustments.(2)theabilitytobecomemorefamiliarwithanewsituation(對新情況的)適應；適應力e.g.Hehassofarfailedtomaketheadjustmentfromschooltowork.7)

(Para.8)AsChineseconsumersincomescontinuetoriseandmoreareconcernedwithahealthydiet,themarketsizeofnaturalhealthfoodisexpectedtoapproach200billionRMBin2022.【譯文】隨著中國消費者收入的持續增長和更多人關注健康飲食，預計2022年天然保健食品的市場規模將接近2000億元。beconcernedwith(1)

worried擔心的；憂慮的；掛念的e.g.I'mabitconcernedwithyourhealth(2)involvedinsomethingoraffectedbyit有關的；牽涉到的e.g.Herjobissomethingconcernedwithcomputers.7)

(Para.8)AsChineseconsumersincomescontinuetoriseandmoreareconcernedwithahealthydiet,themarketsizeofnaturalhealthfoodisexpectedtoapproach200billionRMBin2022.【譯文】隨著中國消費者收入的持續增長和更多人關注健康飲食，預計2022年天然保健食品的市場規模將接近2000億元。approachv.

tocomenearornearertosomethingorsomeoneinspace,time,quality,oramount靠近；接近；臨近e.g.Wecouldjustseethetrainapproachinginthedistance.Ifyoulookoutofthewindowontheleft,you'llseethatwe'renowapproachingtheEiffelTower.8)

(Para.8)Inlightofthiswaveinhealthconsciousness,somegreenfoodcompaniesseizedtheopportunity.【譯文】鑒于這一波健康意識，一些綠色食品企業抓住了這個機會。inlightof:becauseof因為，鑒于e.g.Inthelightofrecentincidents,weareaskingourcustomerstotakeparticularcareoftheirpersonalbelongings.seizev.totakesomethingquicklyandkeeporholdit抓住；奪過e.g.Iseizedhisarmandmadehimturntolookatme.Heseizedthechance/opportunityofafreeflightwithbothhands.9)

(Para.10)AlthoughChineseconsumershavehugedemandfororganicmilk,China'smilkindustrywillinevitablybeimpactedonproduction,transportationandsales.【譯文】盡管中國消費者對有機牛奶的需求巨大，但中國牛奶行業將在生產、運輸和銷售等方面不可避免地受到影響。10)

(Para.10)Meanwhile,itisinterestingtoknowthatthesalesofmilkpowderbyforeignbrandsmakeup60%-65%oftotalnationalsalesinChina.【譯文】同時，有趣的是，外國品牌的奶粉銷售額占中國全國總銷售額的60%—65%。powdern.

aloose,drysubstancethatconsistsofextremelysmallpieces,usuallymadebybreakingsomethingupandcrushingit粉末e.g.Apacketofwhitepowderwasfoundandpolicescientistsareanalyzingit.You'llgetmoreflavourfromthespicesifyougrindthemintoapowder.v.toputpowderonsomeone'sskin打粉e.g.Powderthebaby'sbottomtostopitchafing.makeup(1)themake-upofsomethingorsomeoneisthecombinationofthingsthatform構成，組成e.g.TheyarguethatthemembershipoftheCouncildoesnotreflecttheracialmake-upofthecity.Organizationalabilityisnotoneofthemostobviouspartsofhismake-up.(2)

toinventsomething,suchasanexcuseorastory,ofteninordertodeceive制造，編造e.g.Imadeupanexcuseabouthavingtolookafterthekids.Mydadwasalwaysreallygoodatmakingupstories.11)

(Para.11)AlthoughtheoutbreakhasdepressedChina'sorganicfoodindustry,theemergenceofahealthydietconceptandincreasingdemandfororganicfoodwillleadtoarapidrecovery.【譯文】盡管大流行病爆發抑制了中國的有機食品行業，但健康飲食概念的出現和對有機食品需求的增加將導致其快速復蘇。StructureStudyFromstructuretotextSTRUCTURESTUDYSummaryofTextDirections:Thetextcanbedividedinto3parts.Fillintheblanksusingappropriatewordsfromthetexttocompletethemainideaofeachpart.Directions:Choosetheanswerthatbestcompleteseachsentence.1)WhichofthefollowingisNOTthemainmodeloforganicfoodproductioninChina?A)Bigcompaniesleaselandfromfarmers.B)Underthepermissionoflocalgovernments.C)Thefoodsaresuppliedbyindividuals.D)

Farmerssetupanassociationbythemselves.2)WhendidChinahavethethirdlargestorganicagricultureplantingareaintheworld?A)

In2012.

B)

In2013.C)

In2015.

D)

In2018.3)WhichofthefollowingstatementsisFALSE?A)ThemarketscaleoforganicfoodsinChinaisstillverylow,farfrommeetingtheneedsofdomesticand

foreignconsumers.B)MostChineseconsumersarenotpricesensitive.C)

MostChineseconsumersseeorganicfoodsasaluxury.D)

Chinaisbecomingoneoftheworld'slargestorganicconsumers.4)WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheimpactofthepandemiconChina'sorganicindustry?A)

Hugebarrierstoforeigntrade.B)

Thenumberofinternationalordersfell.C)Thedemandfororganicfoodshasplummeted.D)Chineseconsumersnolongercareabouttheirhealth.5)Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardthefutureofChina'sorganicmarket?A)Optimistic.

B)Pessimistic.C)

Indifferent.

D)

Hesitant.03After-readingAfter-reading點擊此處輸入文字內容KeystoExercisesAfter-readingActivityKeystoExercisesVocabulary1.1)adjust2)regulations3)occupied4)model5)exceeding6)customers7)domestic8)sensitive9)concerns10)revenue2.1）exceed2）cultivated3）regulating4）estimated5）suppress6）consumer7）except8）organicStructure1.1）ledtofewerdeathsonthemotorways2）ledtothefire3）ledthepolicetoahouseneartheharbor4）makeupalmostaquarterofthehospital’spatients5）madeupofanumberofdifferentarticles2.1)Heoftencomestoschoollate,whichmakeshisteacherangry.2)Itrainedhardyesterday,whichpreventedmefromgoingtothepark.3)Thisbook,whichyoucangetatanybookshop,willgiveyoualltheinformationyouneed.4)Hishouse,whichheboughtfor$100,000tenyearsago,isnowworth$350,000.5)Hewentoutoftheroomwithoutaword,whichclearlyshowedhisdisapproval.

Cloze1)N2)D3)M4)B5)I6)L7)O8)G9)F10)ETranslationWiththerapiddevelopmentofsociety,thestandardoflivinghasgraduallyimproved,andconsumers’awarenessofhealthcarehasgraduallyincreased.Thedemandforfoodqualityisalsoincreasing,andsomeofthecharacteristicsoforganicfoodcanmeetpeople’sneeds.Atpresent,manyfoodcompaniesregardorganicfoodasanimportantdevelopmentdirectioninthefuture.ThehealthfoodmarketinChinaplanteditsrootsinthe1980s.TheNationalFoodSafetyStandarddefines“healthfoods”asfoodsthatclaimtohavespecifichealthfunctionsorvitaminssupplementsandmineralintakesthataimtoenhancehealthalongwithabalanceddiet.Suchfoodsaresuitableforawiderangeofagegroupsandregulatesbodyfunctionsbutdonotcuredisease.SincetheopeningofChina’seconomy,ithasbecometheworld’sbiggestmarketinalmosteveryproductcategory.China’scuttingedgeretailtechnologymarketinChinahasgrownatsuchastaggeringpacethatitisnowlookeduponasthepredictorsofchangeindevelopingmarketsandcountries.After-readingActivitiesActivityOne:GroupWorkDirections:Formagroupof4.Eachstudentinthegrouptalksaboutwhattraitstheyhaveinheritedfromtheirparents.Hasanyoneeversaidtoyou,

"Youhaveyourmother'ssmile"or"yourfather'snose"?Youhavemanytraitsthatareverysimilartoyourparents'traitsbecauseyouinheritedyourgenesfromthem.Halfofyourgenescamefromyourmother,andhalfcamefromyourfather.Thosegenesallcametogetherinthecellthateventuallydevelopedintoyou.Thephotosbelowshowhumantraitsarecontrolledbyasinglepairofgenes.Thetoponesshowthetraitsthatresultifapersoninheritsoneortwoofthedominantalleles(等位基因)forthattrait(seethetipsbelow).Whichformofeachofthesetraitsdoyouandyourparentshave?WriteEasthedominant(顯性的)allelesandeastherecessive(隱性的)allelesinthetable.Then,talkwithyourgroupmembersaboutwhattraitsyouhaveinheritedfromyourparents.After-readingActivitiesActivityOne:GroupWorkDirections:Formagroupof4.Eachstudentinthegrouptalksaboutwhattraitstheyhaveinheritedfromtheirparents.After-readingActivities·Tipsforyou:E+E=E;E+e=E;e+e=e.(E:dominantallele;e:recessiveallele)GeneticTraitsYourFatherYourMotherYou1.tongue-rolling

2.longeyelashes

3.Widow’speak(額頭的V型發尖)

4.Hitchhiker’sthumb

After-readingActivitiesActivityTwo:DiscussionDirections:Discussthefollowingquestionwithyourpartnersinthegroup.Yougotyourbrowneyesfromyourmother,andyourfrecklesfromyourfather.Butwheredidyougetyourthrill-seekingpersonalityandtalentforsinging?Didyoulearnthesefromyourparentsorweretheypredeterminedbyyourgenes?Whileit’sclearthatphysicalcharacteristicsarehereditary,howaboutanindividual'sbehavior,intelligence,andpersonality?Ultimately,herecomestheoldargumentofnaturevs.nurture.Question:DNAorlifeexperience,whichdetermineswhoyouare?After-readingActivitiesActivityThree:ReadandSpeakDirections:Organicfoodsareunadulteratedfoodsproducedwithoutartificialchemicalsorpesticides.Butareorganicfoodsariskorabenefit?Readthefollowingpassageandthenshareyourideaswithyourclassmates.OrganicFoods:TheBenefitsandtheRisksScientistshaverevealedthatorganicfoodsandnon-organicfoodscontainprettymuchthesameamountsandkindsofvitaminsandothernutrients.Thismightbesurprisingnewsforthoseofuswhochoosetobuyorganicbelievingittobehealthier.ResearchersfromAmerica’sStanfordUniversityconcludedthattheremightnotbeanyextrahealthbenefitstobuyingorganic,thuspeoplemightbebetteroffsavingtheirmoneyandbuyingnon-organicproducts.LeadresearcherDr.CrystalSmith-Spanglesaidtherewasnodifferenceinthevitamincontentinfruit,vegetables,meatanddairyproductsinorganically-andconventionally-producedfood.Shesaidtheonlydifferencewasslightlymorephosphorusintheorganicproducts.OrganicFoods:TheBenefitsandtheRisksDr.Smith-Spangle’sreviewofover200differentreportsonorganicfoodsuggestspeopleshouldperhapsrevisetheirshoppingchoices,basedonthelevelsofpesticides.Smith-SpanglersaidbothorganicandconventionalfoodsrarelyexceededtheallowablelimitsforpesticidesintheUSA.Shesaidtheevidencewasn’ttooclearonwhetherthedifferenceinpesticideswouldhaveaneffectonhealth.Sheconcludedbysayingconsumersshouldknowthereisoverwhelmingevidencethateatingfruitandvegetablesisgoodforyourhealth,sopeopleshouldeatmorefreshproducts,whethertheyareorganicorconventional.Organicfoodsaccountedfor$31billioninsalesintheUSAlastyear,upfrom$3.6billionin1997.04AdditionalMaterialsAdditionalMaterialsActivitiesBackgroundInformationActivityOneDirections:Describingthecharacteristicsoforganicfood.Organicfood,freshorprocessedfoodproducedbyorganicfarmingmethods.Organicfoodisgrownwithouttheuseofsyntheticchemicals,suchashuman-madepesticidesandfertilizers,anddoesnotcontaingeneticallymodifiedorganisms(GMOs).ActivityTwo

Directions:FillinthetablebelowwiththeadvantagesanddisadvantagesofOrganicFoodsgivenunderneath.Ifyoucanthinkofmore,pleaseaddthemtothetable.AdvantagesDisadvantagesBeneficialtothenaturalenvironmentTastebetterHealthierHighcostExpensiveLowyieldEnvironmentalprotection,taste,health,cost,price,amount.BackgroundInformation1.

GeneTechnology

“Genetechnology”,“geneticengineering”,“geneticmodification”allmeanthesamething.They’reallonetypeofmodernbiotechnology.BackgroundInformation1.

GeneTechnology

Untilthe1950s,traditionalbiotechnologywasaprettyimpreciseandtime-consumingaffair.ThenscientistsdiscoveredthattheDNAwrappedupinsidethecellsofalllivingthings(incoiledunitscalledchromosomes)islikeablueprintthatispassedfromonegenerationtoanother.DNAisdeoxyribonucleicacid,achemicalmo