Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Pros and Cons of Genetically Engineered Foods

Here's an article from Science Magazine about genetically engineered rice: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/320/5875/468. The article discusses the shortfalls of this technology, which inventors hoped would help solve problems caused by vitamin A deficiency. Genetically engineered foods have been the subject of a lot of social controversy, and this has hampered their acceptance into the mainstream food industry.

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