IRRI scientists perfecting 'Golden Rice' research

A scientist shows 'Golden Rice' (right) and ordinary rice at the Int'l Rice Research Institute in Los Baños, Laguna on Wednesday, August 14. Bruce Tolentino, deputy director of IRRI, said his team has been perfecting their decades-old research on the 'Golden Rice,' which consists of genetically-modified rice grains infused with beta-carotene, a chemical substance responsible in producing Vitamin A in the body. Reuters/Erik De Castro






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