Biotechnology
Where’s the Super Food? (the article)
Scientists have genetically engineered several biofortified food plants to tackle a scourge of developing countries—micronutrient malnutrition. The crops have yet to be planted on a wide scale, but that may be about to change.
Right now, one billion people are… read more
Where is the superfood? (The lesson)
About one billion people are starving to-day, nearly one in six! Because the human population is still growing and natural resources are depleted more and more, this number will only grow, more people will die of starvation – unless something… read more
Flood-Tolerant Rice
Flood-Tolerant Rice Could Help Farmers and Environment
November 29, 2006 — By Robin Hindery,
Inside a greenhouse on the University of California, Davis campus, a group of rice plants is defying conventional farming wisdom and thriving in a formerly life-threatening… read more
