Successful initial safety tests for genetically-modified rice that fights allergy
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - 19:49
in Health & Medicine
In a first-of-its-kind advance toward the next generation of genetically modified foods -- intended to improve consumers` health -- researchers in Japan are reporting that a new transgenic rice designed to fight a common pollen allergy appears safe in animal studies. Their report is in the current issue of ACS` Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.