Golden Rice is the first nutritionally enhanced GMO rice to receive regulatory approval for use in food, and many countries appear poised to follow those that have already approved it, …

Another example of GMO vitamins is in biofortified crops, such as Golden Rice-- a GMO rice crop enhanced with vitamin A to help combat irreversible childhood blindness. Biofortification is the …

Golden rice gets its name from its yellow color, which comes from beta-carotene, a rich source of vitamin A. Through the innovative technology of genetic modication, scientists have learned …

Rice is a staple food for more than half of the world’s population and accounts for between 30-72% of the energy intake across Asia alone. Genetically modified “Golden Rice,” under …

GMO rice, or ‘Golden Rice,’ which gets its name from its yellow color, is more nutritious than rice that isn’t genetically modified since it’s packed with beta-carotene, a rich source of vitamin A. …

A serving of Golden Rice could provide half the required daily intake of pro-vitamin A for a 1 to 3 year old child. Ongoing Innovation Researchers are continuing to work on innovations in …

Golden rice is one example of how genetic engineering has made it possible to significantly increase the amount of beta-carotene in rice. A typical serving of the golden rice variety could …

A: Golden Rice is a great example of a public-private partnership working towards addressing major malnourishment deficiency that affects over half of the world’s population. Rice is a …

However, the GM food (or GMO) may have an undesired characteristic removed from it (example: for longer shelf life, such as Artic Apples, which do no brown after slicing) OR a characteristic …

Golden rice is a perfect example of this. In many areas of the world where rice is the staple food, children have a vitamin A deficiency. This deficiency leads to thousands of deaths each year. …