Promoters of genetic modification (GM) in agriculture have long argued that genetically engineered Golden Rice is a practical way to provide poor farmers in remote areas with a subsistence crop ...
New York Daily News: Arroz con purpose: Genetically modified golden rice arrives, but not with out kneejerk opponents
Arroz con purpose: Genetically modified golden rice arrives, but not with out kneejerk opponents
Genetically modified crops are common in countries such as the United States, but generally they’re modified for two things: efficiency and profit. Golden rice, which is a short-grain rice genetically ...
NBC News: China-US project allegedly tested genetically modified 'golden rice' on kids
MANILA, Aug 25 (Reuters) - The Philippines said on Wednesday it has approved the commercial propagation of genetically modified Golden Rice after more than a decade of field tests that drew strong ...
New Scientist: Genetically modified golden rice may yet succeed in the Philippines
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 ...
Mongabay: Is the genetically modified, nutrient-rich Golden Rice as safe as promised?
In April, the Philippines’ Supreme Court heeded farmers’ and activists’ calls to look into the safety promise of Golden Rice, a genetically modified grain created to tackle the vitamin A deficiency ...
Reason: Evil Greenpeace Objects to Philippines' Approval of Genetically Improved Golden Rice
Golden Rice, which has been genetically engineered to have higher levels of the vitamin A precursor beta-carotene, has finally received regulatory approval for planting by farmers in the Philippines.