“地球之友”当时发声明说:“通过与自然发育的雌蚊交配产生无法存活的后代,减少野生种群,从而减少蚊子数量,减少热带疾病登革热的传播,这就是培育转基因蚊子的目的。”
"The company has been widely criticized for putting its commercial interests ahead of public and environmental safety.
“该公司因将其商业利益置于公众和环境安全之上而广受批评。”
"Its first releases of GM mosquitoes took place controversially in the Cayman Islands, where there is no biosafety law or regulation.
“该公司将第一批转基因蚊子投放在了没有生物安全法律或法规的开曼群岛,这一做法颇具争议。”
"Oxitec staff have been closely involved in developing risk assessment guidelines for GM insects worldwide, leading to concerns about lack of independent scrutiny and conflict of interest."
“Oxitec公司的员工密切参与了全球转基因昆虫风险评估指南的制定,因此有审查不够独立、存在利益冲突之嫌。”
But Bill Gates is a longtime supporter of Oxitec's work.
但比尔•盖茨一直支持Oxitec公司的研究。
Back in 2010, he gave approximately $4.9 million to Oxitec to help fund early work on killer mosquito projects.
早在2010年,他就向Oxitec公司资助大约490万美元,用于“杀手蚊”项目的早期研发。
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