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- noun A variety of Oryza sativa
rice produced throughgenetic engineering tobiosynthesize beta-carotene , aprecursor of provitamin A, and intended as ahumanitarian tool to combatvitamin A deficiency .
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This small change made Golden Rice into a miracle of nutrition: The rice could combat vitamin A deficiency in areas of the world where the condition is endemic and could, thereby, “save a million kids a year.”
The True Story of the Genetically Modified Superfood That Almost Saved Millions Ed Regis 2019
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