Tag: vitamin A deficiency
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Golden Rice: Bringing a Superfood Down to Earth
By Glenn Davis Stone • Originally posted on Fieldquestions.com Few GM crops are discussed as much — and misunderstood as much — as “Golden Rice.” Golden Rice is modified to produce beta carotene in the endosperm, rather than only in the bran as in most rice. Beta carotene is a vitamin A precursor, and the…