US scientists use chinese children to conduct"scientific researchs"

China
September 7, 2012 12:37am CST
It is reported researchers from Tuft University fed gentically modified rice to a group of chinese primary school pupils ranging from 8 to 12 years old to conduct a "scientific research".
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Just an Ordinary Owl?
@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
7 Sep 12
It is also reported that the study on the nutrition of 68 children in Hengyang in 2008 did NOT involve "golden rice". Two of the authors of the paper have denied that any GM product was used. One of the subjects has also said that the rice they were given looked not different from normal rice. Golden rice is yellow. Please quote your sources. Here are mine: http://sg.entertainment.yahoo.com/news/chinas-alleged-genetically-modified-rice-experiment-raises-fear-091003228.html http://www.chinahearsay.com/hunan-gm-rice-scandal/
tocquevil
@tocquevil (157)
• China
8 Sep 12
you can persuade yourslf into believing lies if you focus your attention on the biased and distorted reports.We chinese,as victims of this "scientific research",has more say over this event.The children were fed with genetically modified food called golden rice which american researchers say are very nutritious because this rice is rich in vitamin A.The parents of these pupils do not know what had happened,their children were threatened to be expelled from school if they did not participate in this "scientific research".
tocquevil
@tocquevil (157)
• China
8 Sep 12
I have no permission to paste on this website and it is not convenient for me to type the link letter by letter.you can visit www.china.org.cn and use search bar within this website to search the article"US Study Feed Children GM Rice".This is a state-owend website for propaganda and its targeted readers is english-speaking natives.Acoording to this reports,children and their parent consent this experiment,but according to other more reliable news resource,parents were forced to accept this programm otherwise they children could be booted out of school.
laglen
@laglen (19759)
• United States
9 Sep 12
I have a few questions, where did you get this info? why would US scientists have access to chinese children? To what end? how is the rice modified? more info please
tocquevil
@tocquevil (157)
• China
10 Sep 12
I get this infornmation from our local midia outlets.This incident have been widely reported in china for its malicious nature and roused great indignation among chinese people.You can visit the website of people's daily or CRI to know more,which has english version.
bestboy19
@bestboy19 (5478)
• United States
7 Sep 12
Why?
marguicha
@marguicha (215188)
• Chile
8 Sep 12
It wouldn´t be the first or the last time that people from underdevelopped countries are useas as human guinea pigs. I´m sure that other, older, "researchs", can be checked at the web now. After some time, government think that noone cares anymore for that specific "research" and it´s not classified anymore. I wonder what is the difference between this and the "scientific research" nazis made in concentration camps during WWII. It´s disgusting. And true.
subhojit10
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
7 Sep 12
Well i am very much shocked to hear about this. How can the scientists try out their scientific research on children of such small age? This is a very unprofessional act by them and this could hamper their life as well. They should rather try out the research work in such a way that animals and humans alike can be kept away from these researches. What say?
tocquevil
@tocquevil (157)
• China
7 Sep 12
if us researcher use animal to do experiments,aninal protection organizations in us may protest.therefore they choose chinese children to conduct scientific research.what a wise dicision they have made!