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GM Maize Provides Three Essential Vitamins

April 27, 2009: 11:32 AM EST
Dr. Paul Christou from Spain's University of Lleida has developed a genetically modified maize that contains three essential vitamins – beta carotene and the precursors of vitamin C and folic acid. It is the first time that a plant has been genetically modified to produce more than one vitamin. The changes carried through for two or three generations of the plant, the research scientists said. Field trials are planned for the US in 2010. The corn could improve the diet of people in poorer nations, according to the researchers. 100-200g of the fortified corn would provide almost all the recommended daily intake of vitamin A and folic acid, and 20 percent of the ascorbate. However, Clare Oxborrow, from Friends of the Earth, said that high-tech fixes seldom worked, and that it would be better to encourage people to grow leafy green vegetables.
Mark Ward , "Engineered maize's vitamin boost ", Science and Technology, BBC News , April 27, 2009, © BBC
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