What Was the Controversial Element of the "Pusztai Affair" in Britain

question 11

Multiple Choice

What was the controversial element of the "Pusztai affair" in Britain?

• A) Pusztai documented a deadly flood in West Virginia coal country.
• B) Pusztai traced an alarming rate of "normal accidents" in nuclear plant functions.
• C) Pusztai found that rats fed on GMO potatoes developed shrunken internal organs, had their immune system depressed, and grew more slowly.
• D) Pusztai found that the death rates of Mad Cow disease were higher than previously expected.

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Definitions:

Endothermic Reaction

A chemical reaction that absorbs energy from its surroundings, typically in the form of heat.

Catalyzed

A process in which the rate of a chemical reaction is increased by the presence of a catalyst, which remains unchanged by the reaction.

Heterogeneously Catalyzed

A reaction process aided by a catalyst that exists in a different phase than the reactants, usually solids catalyzing reactions in liquids or gases.

Solid Catalyst

A solid catalyst is a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process, and it maintains its solid physical state during the reaction.