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The reading passage and the lecturer are both about GM crops. The author of the reading believes that GM crops benefit humans. On the other hand, the speaker brings up several points that contradict the specific points made in the reading.
First of all, the speaker points that GM crops cannot solve the matter of world hunger. This is attributed to the fact that there are already enough foods. It is true that many people on the planet do not have enough food to eat, but speaker points that it is a matter of distribution of food.
Moreover, in the lecture, the point is made that GM crops rather increase the price of food. Because GM crops need more water for growing, the crops will be much costly. As a result, the price of water and the seeds of crops will be expensive.
The final point made by the speaker is that vaccine cannot be more widely available than before. Vaccine is made of bananas and tomatoes, which can be spoiled easily. So, it has to be dealt carefully. This is different from the passage’s view that GM crops can produce vaccines that are made more widely edible.
While both the reading passage and the speaker deal with GM crops, the speaker effectively opposes all of the specific points presented in the reading. |