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The effects of golden rice?
I know that golden rice isn't commercially available yet, but I need to know what effects it had so far maybe in experiments. I do prefer negative effects of the golden rice on human, the environment or even the crop!
It would be a pleasure.
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- billrussell42Lv 77 years agoFavorite Answer
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The University of California and Rutgers University have conducted studies showing "...higher crop yields, reduced pesticide use and fewer pesticide-related health problems..." amongst Chinese farmers who used GM rice strains. This was published in the peer reviewed journal Science in 2005.
Dr. Jose' L. Domingo of the Laboratory of Toxicology and Environmental Health, School of Medicine, at Rovira I Virgili University in Spain said, "According to the information reported by the WHO, genetically modified products that are currently on the international market have all passed risk assessments conducted by national authorities." These assessments found no risk to human health. Dr. Domingo advocates continued research in the areas of GM rice and its effects on humans.
Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_rice
