Swiss scientists unveil genetically modified iron-enriched super-rice...

Zurich researchers have developed a variety of rice containing up to six times more iron than normal white rice grains by adding in two extra genes.

The team at the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich hope that their rice will help combat iron deficiency – a major global health problem – in developing countries.

According to the World Health Organization, iron deficiency anaemia is one of the most important contributing factors to the global burden of disease. Pregnant women and children are particularly vulnerable. More...

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