美国科学促进会和皮尤研究中心近日联合公布的一项调查显示,美国公众对一系列热点科学问题的看法与美国科学家存在严重分歧,其中包括转基因食品,气候变化和进化论等。这项调查发现,美国科学家和公众对转基因食品的分歧最大,88%的科学家认为转基因食品可安全食用,但持这一看法的公众只有37%。调查报告表示,差距如此之大的一个可能原因是,三分之二的公众认为科学家对食用转基因食品的后果没有清晰认识。 A survey jointly released by the Association for the Advancement of Science and the Pew Research Center recently showed that the public in the United States has a serious disagreement with the U.S. scientists on a number of hot science issues, including genetically modified foods, climate change and evolution. The survey found that scientists and the public in the United States have the most disagreements over GM foods, with 88% of scientists considering GM foods safe to eat, but only 37% of the public holds this view. One possible reason for the disparity so far is that two-thirds of the public think scientists have no clear idea of ​​the consequences of eating GM foods.