Despite the lack of scientific justification for skepticism about genetically engineered crops – indeed, no cases of harm to humans or disruption to ecosystems have been documented – they have been the most scrutinized foods in human history. The assumption that “genetically engineered” or “genetically modified” is a meaningful – and dangerous – classification has led not only to vandalism of field trials, but also to destruction of laboratories and assaults on researchers.
对转基因作物的怀疑缺乏科学依据——事实上，从未有过有记录的人体伤害和生态系统破坏发生——但转基因作物仍是人类历史上被审视最严格的粮食。认为“转基因”是一种有意义的（也是危险的）的分类不但导致了对田间实验的破坏，也导致了对实验室的破坏和对研究者的人身伤害。