... Genetically modified foods can open doors to solving food scarcity and nutritional problems around the world with products such as Golden Rice. Many undeveloped countries rely on rice as their only main crop for food, which lacks many nutritional necessities that the human body needs ... nutrients they need. Vitamin A deficiency affects million of children and pregnant women around the world, golden rice is packed with large amounts of beta carotene which is a great source of Vitamin A. Research done through the Golden Rice Project proves that Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is responsible fo...

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... : in its natural form it is very low in iron and vitamin A. Scientists and researchers have engineered and genetically modified seeds to create a new strand of rice, named golden rice. More specifically, this golden rice has been modified to contain high levels of β-carotene (beta-carotene) better known as vitamin A. Insufficient amounts of this vitamin can lead to vision problems and in ... of five in the developing world, greatly increasing the risk of severe illnesses from common childhood infections, thus causing hundreds of thousands of unnecessary deaths among them (The Golden Ric...

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... of the world where many of the populace is in dire need of nourishment. Crops can be modified to provide more of a mineral or a vitamin. A prominent example of this is Golden Rice. Called as such due to its yellowish color from beta-carotene, this strain of rice has been engineered to deliver Vitamin A to people who consume it. Its intended target ... ...

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... regulation is also concerning, a recent BBC news article stated that the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Owen Patterson labeled "the opponents of genetically modified golden rice as wicked. " (BBC, October 14 2013) The main concern is how we as society view regulation, patent laws and the role big corporations play in the food supply chain ... ...

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... genetically modified plants and food has stirred both questions and concerns from both sides of the issue. However biotechnology can be responsible for many prominent advances in Agriculture. For example "Golden Corn" is an ongoing food modification that Biotech companies are working on. Corn has been the major legume used for research in biotechnology. However, food is not the only modification ... ...

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... salty, dry or frosty environments, contain edible vaccines, have a longer shelf life and be more nutritious. A group of Swiss and German scientists recently developed a strain of GM rice know as "golden rice" due to its altered colour. Containing genes that produce a unusually high amount of beta-carotene (vitamin A), this rice could be a solution to the thousands of poor children in Asia ... ...

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... chemical pesticide usage, thereby making major improvements in both food quality and nutrition. Genetic modification is a new technology and has potential to improve the quality of crop products. For example, Golden Rice is genetically modified rice that now contains a large amount of A-vitamins. The rice can be considered a particular advantage to poor people in underdeveloped countries. This is due to the ... ...

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... example, blindness due to vitamin A deficiency is a common problem in many third world countries. Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Institute for Plant Sciences have created a strain of "golden" rice containing an unusually high content of vitamin A. Such supplement-enriched crops could certainly bring immediate benefits to developing countries, despite the possibility of some unfavorable long-term human reactions ... ...

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... tend to force about 30% of all dairy farms in the US out of business once introduced into the market (Perlas, 1994, p.40). In the case of new genetically engineered "golden rice" which contains high level of beta-carotene (Vitamin A) to combat blindness in malnourished Asian countries. Instead however, Asians experienced a Vitamin A toxicity which resulted in abdominal pains, nausea, vomiting, dizziness ... ...

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