諾貝爾獎得主就轉基因生物抨擊綠色和平組織

More than 100 Nobel laureates have signed a letter urging Greenpeace to end its opposition to genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The letter asks Greenpeace to cease its efforts to block introduction of a genetically engineered strain of rice that supporters say could reduce Vitamin-A deficiencies causing blindness and death in children in the developing world.

100多爲諾貝爾獲得者寫聯名信敦促綠色和平組織停止他們對轉基因作物的反對。綠色和平組織認爲轉基因大米會減少維他命A攝入，導致發達國家的兒童患夜盲症和死亡，信中要求他們不要阻礙大家對轉水稻基因工程的認知。

"We urge Greenpeace and its supporters to re-examine the experience of farmers and consumers worldwide with crops and foods improved through biotechnology recognize the findings of authoritative scientific bodies and regulatory agencies and abandon their campaign against 'GMOs' in general and Golden Rice in particular" the letter states.

信中說道：『我們督促綠色和平者和他的支持者們重新審視全球的農民和消費者通過生物技術改進的糧食作物，認可權威的科學機構和監管機構的調查結果，不要盲目的抵制轉基因作物尤其是黃金大米』。

The letter campaign was organized by Richard Roberts chief scientific officer of New England Biolabs and with Phillip Sharp the winner of the 1993 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for the discovery of genetic sequences known as introns. The campaign has a that includes a running list of the signatories and the group plans to hold a news conference Thursday morning at the National Press Club in Washington.

聯名信活動的組織者是Richard Roberts（New England Biolabs公司的首席科學家）以及Phillip Sharp（1993年因發現內含子序列而獲得諾貝爾生理學或醫學獎），這次活動有一個網站，該網站包含一個簽名人的滾動列表以及一個週四早上在華盛頓的國家新聞俱樂部舉行新聞發佈會的團體計劃。

“We’re scientists. We understand the logic of science. It's easy to see what Greenpeace is doing is damaging and is anti-science" Roberts told The Washington Post. “Greenpeace initially and then some of their allies deliberately went out of their way to scare people. It was a way for them to raise money for their cause."

R03; “我們是科學家，我們理解科學的邏輯，很容易就發現綠色和平組織正在做的事情是有害的並且反科學的”Roberts 對華盛頓郵報說，“綠色和平組織期初以及之後他們的一些支持者故意的使用他們的方法恐嚇民衆，這是他們賺錢的一個方法，這就是他們的目的。”