China speeds up legislation on biosafety in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic Pan Xubin,ascientist at the Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine in Beijing, uses the fall armyworm as an example to demonstrate why that plant quarantine is so important. The insect originated in the Americas and has spread to Africa and Asia,devouring rice,com and vegetables.The peril has aroused people's awareness of biosafety,Pan told Beijing Review.
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