#GoldenRice is biofortified to contain beta-carotene in its grains to address vitamin A deficiency (VAD), a public health problem. A pilot-scale deployment after its commercial approval in the #Philippines demonstrated field performance comparable to other rice varieties… doi.org/10.1038/s415... >>
Pilot deployment of beta carot...
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🌱 GM crops use biotechnology 🧬 to improve yield, nutrition, and pest resistance, supporting sustainable agriculture and global food security 🌍.
#GMCrops #Biotechnology #GeneticEngineering #AgriculturalBiotech #FoodSecurity #BtCotton #GoldenRice #LifeScienceStudents #BiologyConcepts #BioResire -
Bis auf den Nebenschauplatz der Kernenergie (die natürlich den Ausbau der Erneuerbaren verlangsamt) stimme ich komplett überein.
https://www.ruhrbarone.de/vom-hilfswerk-zur-politischen-ngo/254675/
#Entwicklungshilfe #NGOs #GoldenRice #GoldenerReis #GMO #Gentechnik #Misereor #Brotfürdiewelt #Kirche #Dünger #Pflanzenschutzmittel #Spenden #Diakonie #Hunger #INKOTA -
(2/2) … that match conventional #rice in agronomic performance, cultivation practices & cost. Yet, regulatory hurdles have stalled their release while rural populations remain vulnerable, even though #GoldenRice can serve as a safety net to achieve adequate vitamin A intake: doi.org/10.1016/j.tj...
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#GoldenRice can produce enough #betacarotene to contribute meaningfully to #vitaminA intake. Its technology was transferred to public sector #plantbreeding programs in low- & middle-income countries, where locally adapted varieties were developed… (1/2) doi.org/10.1016/j.tj...
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(2/2) Yet, rural populations remain vulnerable to #vitaminA deficiency, and #GoldenRice can help achieve adequate intakes: doi.org/10.12688/ver... #GMO #plantbreeding #biofortification #nutrition #health #regulation
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#GoldenRice can contribute meaningfully to #vitaminA intake. Both #Bangladesh & the #Philippines developed locally adapted varieties matching conventional #rice in agronomic performance, cultivation practices & cost, but regulatory hurdles stalled their release… (1/2) doi.org/10.12688/ver...
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#Petition: There's a huge body of #evidence that proves #GMO technology is as safe as any other. This includes #GoldenRice, which passed #foodsafety assessments & is approved in many countries. It can address #vitaminA deficiency & save #children lives: https://act.weplanet.org/golden-rice-defend-science #nutrition
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No #GMO crops with #nutrition benefits (such as #GoldenRice & Folate #Biofortified Rice) are commercialized. But #consumers are generally in favour of their introduction—which would generate large #health benefits at relatively low costs: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316585269.013 #plantbreeding
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Der Goldene Reis wird missbraucht: #Gentechnik-Reis kann dazu beitragen, Kinder vor dem Tod zu retten. Aber das meiste „Genfood“ erleichtert nur eine umweltschädliche #Landwirtschaft. Deshalb sollte es weiter gekennzeichnet werden. Die EU-Kommission muss ihren Vorschlag aufgeben, die Wahlfreiheit der Verbraucher zu kippen. https://taz.de/Streit-ueber-neue-Regeln-fuer-Gentechnik/!6033922/ #GoldenRice
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Food as You Know It Is About to Change
"court recently banned nutritionally-enhanced golden rice, a decision that could result in the deaths of many thousands of children"
By David Wallace-Wells
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Despite #supplementation & fortification programs, #vitaminA deficiency remains high in poor & rural populations. Enriched "#GoldenRice" is a cost-effective additional strategy. #Consumers from rural #Bangladesh intend to purchase it: https://doi.org/10.1177/00307270241259125 #nutrition #GMO #rice
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Lifesaving #GoldenRice is once again under fire from groups who deny the #science behind its safety and its potential to save millions of #children’s lives worldwide. Let policymakers know you support this lifesaving food: https://act.weplanet.org/defend-lifesaving-golden-rice #DefendGoldenRice #nutrition
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I signed this petition to defend #GoldenRice https://act.weplanet.org/defend-lifesaving-golden-rice
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Derweil, dank @greenpeace_de:
"Wissenschaftler warnen, dass eine Gerichtsentscheidung, den Anbau der gentechnisch veränderten Nutzpflanze Golden Rice auf den Philippinen zu blockieren, katastrophale Folgen haben könnte.
Zehntausende Kinder könnten infolge des Urteils sterben." (The Guardian)
#GrüneGetechnik #Greenpeace #GoldenRice #Dogmatismus #Menschenverachtung #Wissenschaftsfeindlichkeit #Todesopfer
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#Greenpeace l'ha fatta grossa.
"Scientists have warned that a court decision to block the growing of the genetically modified (GM) crop #GoldenRice in the #Philippines could have catastrophic consequences. Tens of thousands of children could die in the wake of the ruling, they argue."
"Many scientists, however, say there is no evidence that Golden Rice is in any way dangerous. More to the point, they argue that it is a lifesaver."
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A more recent one, though still old: 2016.
At that time, argument was that anyway, #GoldenRice wasn't yet an available commodity but rather a symbol which allowed to promote #GMOs, making the "crime" of fighting it a purely theoretical issue.
Seems from #theGuardian's (#theObserver) papers the state of things is not any different now "the crop has yet to be grown commercially – thanks, in the main, to the green movement’s vociferous opposition to its cultivation"
https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2016/07/04/criminel-greenpeace_4962972_3244.html
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Editorial: When modified #rice could save thousands of lives, it is wrong to oppose it. The green movement’s attempts to block the cultivation of #GoldenRice, a grain enhanced with #vitaminA, is misguided: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/26/the-observer-view-when-modified-rice-could-save-thousands-of-lives-it-is-wrong-to-oppose-it #science #GMO #PlantBreeding #nutrition #health
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Wow. The Guardian/Observer has definitely turned a corner.
"When modified rice could save thousands of lives, it is wrong to oppose it"
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https://www.greenpeace.org/philippines/press/63501/greenpeace-statement-on-peoples-win-against-genetically-modified-rice/ #goldenrice
Golden rice is a magic bullet in the minds of many , including the editors of today's Observer.
Greenpeace are under fire for what many believe is an irrational objection to GM crops. The people and farmers of the Philippines have every right to object to the introduction of GM in their communities. There are much healthier ways to improve Vitamin A deficiency in their community without the risks of unleashing GM into their seed stock. -
What do you think?
‘A catastrophe’: Greenpeace blocks planting of ‘lifesaving’ Golden Rice | GM | The Guardian
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I can't believe kids are going to continue dying or going blind because Greenpeace cannot just admit they've been wrong about #GMOs (well alas yes I can believe but I'm trying to remain polite) https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/25/greenpeace-blocks-planting-of-lifesaving-golden-rice-philippines #GoldenRice #GMO
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"A mix-up over bioengineered tomato seeds sparked fears about spread of GMO crops"
The mix up is that people want plants with improved traits and vitamins and anti-#GMO activists are keeping them from people.
Also: harming poor children who need #GoldenRice.
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@JostMaurin @greenpeace 2/2 Ich denke das größte Problem ist die #Patentierung, aber der negative ökonomische Effekt v.a. im globalen Süden ist auch bei der herkömmlichen kommerziellen #Züchtung gegeben. Staatliche #Forschungsinstitute und #Stiftungen könnten helfen (und auch weniger Dogmatismus auf der Seite der Gegner (s. #GoldenRice).
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@JostMaurin 1/2 ich finde das Thema ist ziemlich komplex- auf der einen Seite sehen wir die Probleme mit der #grünen #Gentechnik bei den pesitizidresistenten Sorten (und den Konsequenzen) auf der anderen Seite hat sich @greenpeace beim #GoldenRice auch nicht gerade mit Ruhm bekleckert. CRISPR/CAS erzeugte Pflanzen haben ein viel geringes Risiko für unerwünschte metabolische oder phänotypische Effekte als die ungerichtete Mutagenese mit Chemikalien oder Strahlung…
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Die erste Ernte von genverändertem #goldenrice auf den Philippinen ist eingebracht. Provitamin A verbessert die Sehkraft und behebt Vitaminmangel. Leider ist das Projekt wegen Klagen schon wieder gestoppt.
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@failedLyndonLaRouchite the arguments about #goldenRice are by no means over. …and I’m old enough to have moved from unthinking & naive enthusiasm for #Borlaug’s #GreenRevolution, to the realisation that in the context of food system resilience, nutrient poor, nitrogen demanding, high yielding hybrid cereals have been a disaster for feeding the world. #diversity & #agroecology based #regenerative #agriculture free of #FossilFuel dependence is the only hope for feeding future generations.
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@dieterjosef #GMO bieten gerade dort großes Potential um die Dürreresistenz zu verbessern, den Nährstoffgehalt zu erhöhen (siehe #GoldenRice) oder Schädlingsresistenzen zu erreichen, damit kein Pestizid-Einsatz mehr nötig ist (siehe die Geschichte um Bt Auberginen in Bangladesh) bzw gleichzeitig die Erntesicherheit mehr als verdoppelt werden kann.
Gerade in diesen Regionen sind GMO von bedeutender Wichtigkeit!
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@Sfwmson There are some similarities in the ideas but also some differences. For within-species hybridization multiple traits from both strains appear in the hybrid.
For GMO, it is usually a single trait that is extracted from one species which does not appear in any strain of the target species, and is inserted into the target, resulting in an organism that could not appear in nature in any reasonable human timespan through hybridization alone.
An example is golden rice, which is rice that had bacterial and daffodil genes inserted into rice DNA to resulting in rice that produces vitamin A (beta-carotene).
#RationalWiki #goldenrice #gmo
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#Farmers in the Philippines cultivated #GoldenRice on a larger scale. It will now be distributed to women & children at risk of #vitaminA deficiency. This is the first instance of a humanitarian project using a #GMO crop to solve a major #health issue: https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2022/11/the-seeds-have-germinated.html #ag
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The first crops of Golden Rice have been harvested in Philipines.
https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2022/11/the-seeds-have-germinated.html
It's an important achievement because this is beta carotene enriched GMO rice designed to prevent blindness in children in the countries where rice is the staple food and where beta carotene deficiency is prevalent.
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"Ingo Potrykus erfand vor über 20 Jahren einen Gen-Reis, der Millionen Kinder retten sollte. Jetzt wird der Reis endlich angebaut. Aber auf dem Weg dazu hat der frühere ETH-Professor den Glauben an das Gute im Menschen verloren."
Lesenswert!
https://www.republik.ch/2022/11/26/ingo-potrykus-wollte-die-welt-veraendern-doch-sie-veraenderte-ihn
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Success! Tons of #GoldenRice have now been harvested in the #Philippines.
https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2022/11/the-seeds-have-germinated.html
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Ah, the #GoldenRice story. It is tragic in many ways--so many have suffered or died in the meantime.
But at least it's getting close to saving children now. I hope Potrykus gets to see that.
https://www.republik.ch/2022/11/26/ingo-potrykus-wollte-die-welt-veraendern-doch-sie-veraenderte-ihn
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Golden Rice’s Appearance On Philippine Store Shelves And The Rise Of Biofortification - After decades in development, the Philippines became the first country on July 21s... - https://hackaday.com/2021/08/18/golden-rices-appearance-on-philippine-store-shelves-and-the-rise-of-biofortification/ #geneticengineering #biofortification #hackadaycolumns #goldenrice #science
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@inso
yes there is this argument. but I don't give it much value. It was also not part of the arguments I made.
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Question about #goldenrice:
Can local farmers produce golden rice indipendently from dominant institutions that care the most about getting more market shares?
Does golden rice in its current state has more human usable nutrition then a sweet potato?