Rice saving millions: Golden Rice
Globally, the problem of blindness has been persisting from ages. With the advancement of technology and research facilities, many researchers have been experimenting to devise systems which are readily available, cheap and benefits people to the fullest. Amongst many of the scientific techniques, one such technique is Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOS). As the name suggests, GMO is an organism who’s DNA has been altered or modified with our gene of interest from another organism, be it a plant, virus, animal or bacterium through genetic engineering. Similarly, GMO foods are made from organisms that have had modifications introduced into their DNA for the benefit of humanity. During the past few years, a growing public interest has been seen in these GM foods or crops. Golden Rice is one such example of GM crops and is basically a variation of rice (Oryza sativa) created by genetic engineering. It has been made to biosynthesize a precursor of vitamin A (beta-carote...