Golden Rice: The Imperiled Birth of a Gmo Superfood
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The first book to tell the shocking story of Golden Rice, a genetically modified grain that provides essential Vitamin A and can save lives in developing countries--if only they were allowed to grow it. Ordinary white rice is nutrient poor; it consists of carbohydrates and little else. About one million people who subsist on rice become blind or die each year from vitamin A deficiency. Golden Rice, which was developed in the hopes...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1421433036
ISBN13:9781421433035
Release Date:October 2019
Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
Length:256 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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