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In the reading passage, there is ample support for the author's claim that genetically modified crops are beneficial for human. However, the professor in the lecture gives several reasons as a rebuttal to the author's point. The lecturer claims that GM crops' impacts are too exaggerated. To begin with, the lecturer contends that it is unrealistic way that GM crops can solve the problem of world hunger. What he means is that, More important problem that we have to attention is unequal distribution. Even if there are more yields by GM crops, a lot of the hunger still could not access food. This casts doubt on the reading passage's claim that GM crops have positive impact on the amount of crops by enhancing crop yields. In addition, the lecturer maintains that GM crops are unlikely to make the price of food cheaper. The professor describes that it will be more expensive rather. This is because the agriculture companies expect their compensation for investing. Additionally, GM crops are required more water to grow up. This counters the reading passage's assertion that GM crops are greatly helpful for decreasing food price because they enable plants to endure harsh environments. Lastly, the lecturer points out that the new vaccines of GM crops are not different with original one. In other words, they has similar problems with conventional ones. They use tomatoes and banana which can spoil very quickly, thus meaning it is hard to store and carry. This refutes the reading passage's claim that later vaccines are more effective than former ones since they are easy to save and ship. |