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which are able to survive. It´s adventageous for us because original natural plants are smaller and poorer in nutrients. Our opinion what do you think about GMOs ? This is very controversial topic, Czech and Finnish students are thinking GMOs are good because they are resistent and strong enough to survive in difficult conditins (e.g. in Africa, South America,..) Most of public information about GMO is false, because it comes from fake sources, said Tomáš Moravec . People should look for sources which come from scientists. If they want better sources they can use a word „transgenic“ instead „genetically modified“, because the scientists use this word. French and Italian students are thinking GMOs are noxiously for nature, organisms and for us, too because they contain a lot of chemicals. However, many people think GMOs are bad or controversial because the companies have to use a lot of chemical products to protect their crops and their growth. Tomáš Moravec is the head of the laboratory of biology in the Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR. He also publishes material for students. He has published 28 books so far. He tries to make a vaccine against oncogenic Human Papillomavirus. Potato Institute, Havlickuv Brod 4