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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 ... ...
... 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 ... ...
... 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 ... ...
... third world countries who die from starvation or malnutrition. There have also been crops that have yielded nutrients that are not native to the natural plant like beat carotene in golden rice. This would allow farmers to grow crops they could afford and still provide much needed nutrition. Some disadvantages are the possibilities of cause hybridization among plants, which could result ... ...
... 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 ... ...
... conditions. The next advance will be to provide direct benefits to consumers. For example, gene technology will be able to improve the nutritional value of foods. A vitamin A-enriched rice called Golden Rice has already been developed. It contains a daffodil gene that produces beta-carotene which forms vitamin A when absorbed by the human body. More recently, there are lines of oil seed ... ...
