March 27, 2005
- Scientists have developed a new variety of Golden Rice, Golden Rice 2, that produces 23 times more beta-carotene than the original variety. It is hoped that the new variety will provide sufficient provitamin A to supplement the diet of people at risk of vitamin A deficiency. (BBC)
Read more about this topic: March 2005 In Science
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