A recent court decision halting the production of the genetically modified crops Golden Rice and Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) eggplant may impact on the country’s food security and may cause ...

Lost in the conversation about measles and vitamin A is the mind-boggling irony of RFK Jr.’s position on using the vitamin.

Move over golden rice, genetically modified cats are in the works. Syracuse, N.Y., residents Jackie and David Avner, among the 10 percent of the population who have cat allergies, are working to ...

For example, “golden rice”–genetically modified to contain vitamin A — promises to be a great preventative of blindness and death for destitute children in the developing world.

Golden Rice is a genetically engineered crop, biofortified with beta-carotene (the precursor to Vitamin A) with the humanitarian objective to reduce Vitamin A deficiency (VAD). It is a controversial ...

In many countries golden rice is not being grown commercially over fears associated with genetically modified crops. In the future researchers are hoping to use genetic engineering to be able to ...

The other product was the Golden Rice of the Philippine Rice Research Institute. READ: CA stops commercial growing of GMO crops In a statement last week, the UPLB confirmed that it was notified of ...

In addition, genetically modified plants may someday be used to produce recombinant vaccines. In fact, the concept of an oral vaccine expressed in plants (fruits and vegetables) for direct ...

Bacterial cells have been genetically modified to produce substances such as human insulin. The advantage of golden rice is that it can be used in areas where vitamin A deficiency is common ...