Xinhua Changsha, September 20 (Reporter Zhou Mian) Tufts University researchers on the 18th on the school children in China as the object of genetically modified 'golden rice' human trials apology, said it would take measures to prevent similar incidents, and to recognize This study did not fully comply with the requirements of the school ethics review committee and the U.S. federal regulations, but far from parents of students in China is still not reassured.
In 2008, the school researchers Tangguang Wen, who did not inform the truth under the premise of an object, in Hengyang Hengnan jiankouzhen Central Primary school students select the above tests. Event in August 2012 by the media exposure, caused an uproar in China.
In the central region of Hengyang City, Hunan Province, a parent Zhangsong Quan (a pseudonym) from the network informed of Tufts University's apology, he told Xinhua News Agency reporters that he 'certainly would not accept such an apology.' Because such an apology did not completely dispel his 'heart of the concerns.'
Zhangsong Quan told reporters that now that their children have read the first two days, scoring in the upper row in the class, the body did not appear abnormal, but the 'golden rice' words belonging to the family of the topic is taboo. 'So far , this thing on our lives and have little impact, but that does not mean that since there is no effect. '
Zhangsong Quan quiet life changing day is August 31, 2012 On this day, there are articles on the internet that the United States a professional website published papers revealed that the U.S. Tufts University a research institution in 2008 in Hunan Province, a primary schools over genetically modified rice (golden rice) human trials, this approach by the international Greenpeace criticized the matter immediately triggered a strong focus on the domestic public.
According to reports, May 22, 2008, the Task Force has met parents and guardians informed briefings, but not to the parents and guardians of the subjects described trials will use genetically modified 'golden rice.'
2013 year, the Chinese Ministry of Health announced in 2012 China Top Ten Health News, 'Golden Rice' event for health research integrity and morality sounded the alarm. Ministry of Health requires international cooperation to encourage researchers to explore uncharted territory at the same time to strengthen the management, improve the system, giving top priority to prevent similar incidents from happening again.
Last year, the parents have raised for the children to do a comprehensive inspection, buy a whole life insurance and the parties to make a commitment to the child will not trouble the three requirements, but these three requirements are not being met. Parents told reporters, Local government has given each student participating in the experiment 10,000 yuan in compensation, which eat 'golden rice' students will each awarded 80,000 yuan, but in the parents seems local government clearly has vicarious means that Tufts University is primarily responsible for the incident.
Another parent Chen Gensheng (a pseudonym) said: 'The apology or not is not the key, but if a child after an accident really, I have to litigate with them!'
Today, once together are treated as 'golden rice' human test subjects the children, mostly due to ascend to a different school and separated some families have moved away from the estuary town but Zhangsong Quan and Chen Gensheng still hope, Tufts universities can use scientific evidence, such as the children never would happen.
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