media
implicate
violence depicted on television
poses a serious threat to public health
not observers but also active participants
adolescents
avoid permitting children to watch more than one hour of television a day
exposure to violence on TV makes adolescents prone to commit violent acts when they get older
further research discounted the possibility
ill equipped
youth violence
trivial
trivial disputes can escalate into violence
goad each other
the internet ( whenever you use the word ‘internet’, use the article ‘the’ before it )
an online presence
immersed in
inadvertently
gene edited crops
harness the genetic resources
traditional crop-breeding methods
mimic something
proponents
- increased yields
- nutritional benefits
- resistant to pests and diseases
- withstand drought, high temperatures
- resilient against climate change
fraught with
override public concern
crop diversity
livestock
genetic tinkering
switch from something to something
genetically engineered foods
the US department of agriculture data doesn’t show it
sweeping statements
lauded the report
reiterate
dissenter
some groups critical of GE foods
castigate
vet – members were vetted for financial conflicts of interest
polarisation over the foods