Question: The passage given below is followed by four summaries. Choose the option that best captures the author’s position.
A Japanese government panel announced that it recommends regulating only genetically modified organisms that have had foreign genes permanently introduced into their genomes and not those whose endogenous genes have been edited. The only stipulation is that researchers and businesses will have to register their modifications to plants or animals with the government, with the exception of microbes cultured in contained environments. Reactions to the decision are mixed. While lauding the potential benefits of genome editing, an editorial opposes acrossthe-board permission. Unforeseen risks in gene editing cannot be ruled out. All genetically modified products must go through the same safety and labeling processes regardless of method.
Option 1 is incorrect as according to the paragraph, transgenic modification and genome editing are one and the same. Negate it. Option 2 is also incorrect as it mentions transgenic modification and genome editing to be two different processes. As per the second sentence of the paragraph, the editing of endogenous genes is exempted from regulations if the microbes are cultured in a contained environment. However, the penultimate paragraph states that exemption need not be made as there are unforeseen risks involved in the gene-editing. Thus option 3 is correct and can be retained. Though option 4 also states the same thing, it does not give any reason for its exception which is an important point in the paragraph. Thus it can be negated.