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Space
vegetables are grown from seeds(种子) that
have been taken to space and brought back to the earth. The seeds are affected
by the radiation(辐射)and low gravity in space. When they
are brought back to the earth, these seeds produce vegetables that are bigger
and healthier than normal vegetables. However, some people worry about eating
space vegetables. They think that space vegetables might not be good for us and
could make us get sick because of the radiation in space. However, people
should not be frightened because space vegetables are very healthy.
Here are some
facts that you should know about space vegetables.
Space
vegetables are grown from seeds that are carefully chosen. When seeds are
brought back from space they are tested to make sure that they will be safe to
eat.
Space
vegetables are better for you than normal vegetables. For example, space
tomatoes stay fresh for twenty days, which is one week longer than normal
tomatoes。
After
genetically modified (转基因)food appeared in the
market, people worried that they were eating unknown things. For example, if
nut genes(坚果基因) are put inside potatoes, people
allergic(过敏的) to nuts might get sick from eating these
potatoes because they do not know they are also eating nuts. Unlike genetically
modified food, space vegetables have not been genetically changed. This means
that no new genes are put into the vegetables. Therefore, there are no dangers
of eating unknown.