In a major technical accomplishment, a team of researchers has inserted three genes into rice to allow the plant to produce beta ... and the resulting golden-colored grains should provide a ...

Most of these are not genetically modified; instead, they’re conventionally bred, or crossed with plants that are naturally higher in essential minerals. Golden Rice is a Vitamin A-rich variety ...

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 ...

The plant produces toxins ... Beta carotene is needed by humans in order to make Vitamin A. The advantage of golden rice is that it can be used in areas where Vitamin A deficiency is common ...