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    Golden rice is a variety of rice (Oryza sativa) produced through genetic engineering to biosynthesize beta-carotene, a precursor of vitamin A, in the edible...
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    (Asian rice)—or, much less commonly, Oryza glaberrima (African rice). Asian rice was domesticated in China some 13,500 to 8,200 years ago; African rice was...
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    destroyed field trials of golden rice. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation supports IRRI in its development of golden rice. IRRI's website states that...
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    contends that Golden Rice is more harmful than beneficial in her explanation of what she calls the "Golden Rice hoax": "Unfortunately, Vitamin A rice is a hoax...
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    Philippines, rice dishes cooked with turmeric include kuning and sinigapuna. Golden rice – A genetically modified variety of Oryza sativa rice that is golden-colored...
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    parts of rice. The addition of beta-carotene to the rice is seen as preventive to loss of sight in poverty stricken countries where golden rice is intended...
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    Brown rice is a whole grain rice with the inedible outer hull removed. This kind of rice sheds its outer hull or husk but the bran and germ layer remain...
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  • transgenic rice species rich in vitamin A, called golden rice. Little is known about the impact of golden rice on xerophthalmia because anti-GMO campaigns have...
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    Genetically modified rice are rice strains that have been genetically modified (also called genetic engineering). Rice plants have been modified to increase...
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    explored. Research on rice began in 1982. The first field trials of golden rice cultivars were conducted in 2004. The result was "Golden Rice", a variety of...
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    testing page from US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Golden rice is a recombinant variety of rice that has been engineered to express the enzymes responsible...
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    Peter Beyer, he is one of the co-inventors of golden rice. In 2014 he was chairman of the Golden Rice Humanitarian Board. Potrykus was born on 5 December...
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    explored. Research on rice began in 1982. The first field trials of golden rice cultivars were conducted in 2004. The result was "Golden Rice", a variety of...
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    pathogens and herbicides and for better nutrient profiles. The production of golden rice in 2000 marked a further improvement in the nutritional value of genetically...
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    Rice-A-Roni is a boxed food mix that consists of rice, vermicelli pasta, and seasonings. To prepare, the rice and pasta are browned in butter, then water...
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    Jollof (/dʒəˈlɒf/), or jollof rice, is a rice dish from West Africa. The dish is typically made with long-grain rice, tomatoes, chilies, onions, spices...
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  • regulatory agencies, and abandon their campaign against 'GMOs' in general and Golden rice in particular. Scientific and regulatory agencies around the world have...
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    nutritional requirements. Golden rice is an example of a GM crop developed for its nutritional value. The latest version of golden rice contains genes from...
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    nicknamed baṅgāru tīgalu (బంగారు తీగలు, lit. "golden vine").[citation needed] Sona masuri is a premium variety of rice that is also exported to many countries...
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  • commercial activity regarding golden rice by the Philippine Rice Research Institute. This case was brought by Greenpeace as golden rice is genetically modified...
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  • "Iron rice bowl" (simplified Chinese: 铁饭碗; traditional Chinese: 鐵飯碗; pinyin: tiě fàn wǎn) is a Chinese term for an occupation with guaranteed job security...
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    Gold (color) (redirect from Golden (color))
    Pacific's Golden Empire colored golden were placed in many popular mass-circulation magazines. Golden rice is a variety of rice produced through genetic engineering...
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    Pilaf (redirect from Pilau rice)
    the rice is steamed. This method results in an exceptionally fluffy rice with the grains separated and not sticky; it also results in a golden rice crust...
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    susceptible to Agrobacterium infection. In 2000, Vitamin A-enriched golden rice was the first plant developed with increased nutrient value. In 1976...
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  • pasta developed as a substitute for rice. Orzo, another rice-shaped pasta Golden rice, a genetically modified type of rice which requires no processing to...
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    Carolina Gold rice is a variety of African rice first popularized in South Carolina, USA in the 1780s. It is named for the golden color of its unhulled...
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    805,200 tonnes of rice with a 35 percent import tariff. The government has promoted genetically modified rice, including golden rice, for production in...
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  • content, giving it a yellow/orange color. The product is referred to as golden rice (Oryza sativa). Biofortified sweet potato, maize, and cassava were other...
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    Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born 10 November 1944) is an English lyricist and author. He is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber...
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    senescence, modifying flower colour and altering the plants composition. Golden rice is the most well known GM crop that is aimed at increasing nutrient value...
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