Reply to Tagliabue

摘要: EMBO Reports (2018) e45954 Since our article “Why are NGOs sceptical of genome editing?” [1] was published, we received correspondence, both critical and supportive, but written in the same spirit employed: attempting to build mutual understanding between diverse perspectives on role editing agriculture food production. In article, highlighted one strategy for building such understanding, reflecting what Rayner describes as “uncomfortable knowledge” [2]: knowledge that all downplay when framing complex issues or security. We presented NGOs’ regarding political aspects agricultural biotechnology security, which diverges from technical arguments about yield economic value is uncomfortable some correspondents, Giovanni Tagliabue [3]. While thank him his comments, would highlight weaknesses overall approach this debate. Tagliabue's response exhibits …