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"Super Bananas" May Save Millions of Lives In Africa

Posted by samzenpus on from the a-banana-a-day dept.

schwit1 (797399) writes "A super-enriched genetically engineered banana will soon go through its first human trial, which will test its effect on vitamin A levels, Australian researchers said Monday. The project plans to have the special banana varieties — enriched with alpha and beta carotene which the body converts to vitamin A — growing in Uganda by 2020. The bananas are now being sent to the United States, and it is expected that the six-week trial measuring how well they lift vitamin A levels in humans will begin soon."

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  1. Re:And hippies will protest it by Threni · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Don't forget people are starving in the USA, UK etc too! According to the way it's currently measured, I mean. Best get some GM bananas out there too. Don't worry about the consequences.

    While you're at it, let's toy with Spanish Flu:

    http://www.theguardian.com/com...

    I mean, why not? Let the market decide, eh?

    http://www.newyorker.com/onlin...