Successful initial safety tests for genetically-modified rice that fights allergy
Monday, June 29, 2009 - 09:56
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, a bi-weekly publication...