4.Biofortification: Another important application of genetic modification is biofortification, which enhances the nutritional value of crops. An example is golden rice, which has been genetically modified to contain higher levels of vitamin A. This is particularly beneficial in regions where populations ...
Nearly three-quarters of countries mandate that at least some mass-produced foods are fortified, but rice is usually not—making the Philippines’ recent ban on “golden rice”, genetically modified to have extra vitamin A, especially wrong-headed. Another method is to give small sums of money...
That's good news for our food supply and the business of farming.Some GMOs (genetically modified organisms) are specially made to be packed with extra vitamins, minerals, and other health benefits. For example, Swiss researchers created a strain of “golden" rice with a lot of beta-carotene...
Following its approval in the Philippines in July 2021, provitamin A-rich “Golden Rice” is set to become the worlds' first commercialized genetically modified crop with direct consumer benefits. Despite supplementation and fortification programs, the burden of micronutrient deficiencies remains high. Fo...
But advocates note the advantages of GM foods in combating malnutrition and related illnesses: for example, “golden rice,” a product genetically engineered to have high concentrations of beta-carotene, holds the potential if widely used to prevent hundreds of thousands of cases of permanent blindne...
via genetic engineering. Thefirst genetically engineered drugapproved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was a type of insulin produced by bacteria in 1982. In 2000, scientists createdVitamin A-enriched golden rice, making it the first food product modified to have richer nutritional value....
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“The potential variability in the degree of genetic similarity between the GM plant and its comparator(s)does not necessarily compromise the reliability of the safety assessment, provided that the comparator is genetically “as close as possible” to the GM plant with regard to its breeding ...
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A multidisciplinary research agenda for the acceptance of Golden Rice controversies.Purpose: The world is facing serious global food security challenges such as the need for sufficient food for a growing population and an ... R Bongoni,S Basu - 《Nutrition & Food Science》 被引量: 2发表: 201...