By 2050 the world's population is projected to rise to 9 billion from just over 7 billion currently . Proponents of genetically modified foods say they are safe and can boost harvests even in bad conditions by protecting against pests weeds and drought . This they argue will be essential to meeting the needs of a booming population in decades to come and avoiding starvation . However, Doug Guinan - Sherman senior scientist for the food and environment program at the Union of Concerned Scientists an advocacy group said genetic engineering for insect resistance has provided only a modest increase in yields since the 1990 s and drought - resistant strains have only modestly reduced losses from drought . Moreover, he said conventional crossbreeding or cross - pollinating of different varieties for desirable traits along with improved farming is getting better results boosting yields at a lower cost . In fact much of the food Americans eat has been genetically modified by those conventional methods over thousands of years before genetic engineering came into practice . Overall, genetic engineering does not get nearly the bang for the buck as conventional breeding and improve agricultural .[ 判断题 ] Para . 1 mentions that the risks of genetic engineering are not that horrible .
By 2050 the world's population is projected to rise to 9 billion from just over 7 billion currently . Proponents of genetically modified foods say they are safe and can boost harvests even in bad conditions by protecting against pests weeds and drought . This they argue will be essential to meeting the needs of a booming population in decades to come and avoiding starvation . However, Doug Guinan - Sherman senior scientist for the food and environment program at the Union of Concerned Scientists an advocacy group said genetic engineering for insect resistance has provided only a modest increase in yields since the 1990 s and drought - resistant strains have only modestly reduced losses from drought .
Moreover, he said conventional crossbreeding or cross - pollinating of different varieties for desirable traits along with improved farming is getting better results boosting yields at a lower cost . In fact much of the food Americans eat has been genetically modified by those conventional methods over thousands of years before genetic engineering came into practice . Overall, genetic engineering does not get nearly the bang for the buck as conventional breeding and improve agricultural .
[ 判断题 ] Para . 1 mentions that the risks of genetic engineering are not that horrible .
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By 2050 the world's population is projected to rise to 9 billion from just over 7 billion currently . Proponents of genetically modified foods say they are safe and can boost harvests even in bad conditions by protecting against pests weeds and drought . This they argue will be essential to meeting the needs of a booming population in decades to come and avoiding starvation . 到2050年，世界人口预计将从目前的70多亿增加到90亿。转基因食品的支持者表示，转基因食品是安全的，即使在恶劣的条件下也可以通过防止害虫、杂草和干旱来提高收成。他们认为，这对于满足未来几十年人口激增的需求和避免饥饿至关重要。
Para . 1 mentions that the risks of genetic engineering are not that horrible .第1提到基因工程的风险并没有那么可怕。
第一段讲述了转基因工程的作用和好处，所以我们可以知道转基因工程的风险并没有那么可怕是正确的。
结合以上词汇含义和句子大意即可得出答案为 正确
解析
第一段主要讲述了转基因食品的支持者认为转基因食品是安全的，并且可以在恶劣条件下通过防止害虫、杂草和干旱来提高收成。他们认为这对于满足未来几十年人口激增的需求和避免饥饿至关重要。
步骤 2：分析题目
题目要求判断第一段是否提到基因工程的风险并没有那么可怕。根据第一段的内容，转基因食品的支持者认为转基因食品是安全的，这可以理解为他们认为基因工程的风险并没有那么可怕。
步骤 3：得出结论
根据第一段的内容，可以得出结论，题目中的说法是正确的。