1. Genetically Modified Foods - Leading the Way
Genetic engineering can be used to produce traits that can enhance the nutritional value of plant crops. ... Poor nutrition plays a role in at least half of the 10.9 million child deaths each year--five million deaths. Under nutrition magnifies the effect of every disease, including measles and malaria. ... Nutrition-enhanced genetically modified crops that are now in development can directly target the effects of malnutrition. ... Many undeveloped countries rely on rice as their only main crop for food, which lacks many nutritional necessities that the human body needs. ...
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