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Interview With Professor Potrykus, Inventor of Golden Rice

Posted by Unknown on from the better-living-through-genetic-engineering dept.

crabel writes "According to WHO, 127 millions of pre-school children worldwide suffer from vitamin A deficiency, causing some 500,000 cases of irreversible blindness every year. This deficiency is responsible for 600,000 deaths among children under the age of 5. Golden Rice might be a solution to this problem. The only problem? It's GMO. In an interview inventor Potrykus, now close to 80 years old, answers questions about the current state of approval, which might happen in the next couple of months."

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  1. Re:Idiots are against Golden Rice by phantomfive · · Score: 3, Funny

    Their suggestion of "they should eat more vegetables"

    When I read this, I thought you were joking, thinking, "no one could be as stupid as suggesting that." Then sure enough, right after, I read this comment. I guess they are that stupid!

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  2. Re:"The only problem? It's GMO." by bluefoxlucid · · Score: 1, Funny

    Problem: Vitamin A is poisonous.

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