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I’ve eaten golden rice and I hope to eat it again—even though a group of judges here in the Philippines just banned its cultivation. The bad news came on April 17, when a court of appeals ...
Farmers in the Philippines may be able to continue growing golden rice genetically modified to combat malnutrition, despite a court decision revoking the permit for planting it. The Philippines ...
Golden Rice may be a lifeline to millions of children suffering from vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in the impoverished nations of Africa and Asia, but antidotes don’t ensure access. Saddled by ...
An official investigation into a controversial GM rice study carried out with Chinese schoolchildren has resulted in the removal of three China-based researchers. A series of rodent experiments showed ...
The present burden, calculated based on available health statistics, is the situation without Golden Rice 2. Next, we derived present individual β-carotene intakes from nationally representative ...
A festive spirit now fills the Hakaluki haor as farmers in Kulaura, Barlekha, and Juri upazilas of Moulvibazar, as well as ...
I made so much tomato-egg soup (both variations — IYKYK). Because of him, I also made so much golden fried rice. The method, ...
Kennedy's view is particularly ironic given his criticism of genetically engineered Golden Rice, a crop designed to boost...vitamin A levels in developing countries. Lost in the conversation about ...
Legal action by Greenpeace, meanwhile, has blocked the commercial cultivation of genetically modified Golden Rice in the Philippines, putting the brakes on an innovation slated to save lives by ...
The advantage of golden rice is that it can be used in areas where vitamin A deficiency is common, so it can help prevent blindness. However, golden rice is sometimes not being grown commercially ...
The three enzymes added to the rice constitute a complete biosynthetic pathway for beta carotene, and the resulting golden-colored grains should provide a good source of vitamin A for some of the ...