32. WhatdoesNicholasGenovesesayaboutalotofproductsweeattoday?
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这是路透社2011年初的一篇报道，题目为SouthCarolinascientistworkstogrowmeatinlab。本文为食品科技类题材。大意为生物工程技术应用在实验室生产肉，可改变传统肉类获得方式，解决将来的食物危机，不过还需资金支持，同时人们还难以完全接受这种方式。
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BernardJacksonisafreemantoday, buthehasmanybittermemories. Jacksonspentfiveyearsinprisonafterajurywronglyconvictedhimofrapingtwowomen. AtJacksonstrial, althoughtwowitnessestestifiedthatJacksonwaswiththeminanotherlocationatthetimesofthecrimes, hewasconvictedanyway. Why? Thejurybelievedthetestimonyofthetwovictims, whopositivelyidentifiedJacksonasthemanwhohasattackedthem. ThecourteventuallyfreedJacksonafterthepolicefoundthemanwhohadreallycommittedthecrimes. Jacksonwassimilarinappearancetotheguiltyman. Thetwowomenhasmadeamistakeinidentity. Asaresult, Jacksonhaslostfiveyearsofhislife.
Thetwowomeninthiscasewereeyewitnesses. Theyclearlysawthemanwhoattackedthem, yettheymistakenlyidentifiedaninnocentperson. Similarincidentshaveoccurredbefore. Eyewitnessestoothercrimeshaveidentifiedthewrongpersoninapolicelineuporinphotographs.
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