ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS TO MALNUTRITION by GRAIN | 20 Mar 2000 Seedling - March 2000 Vitamin A is being engineered into crops to help overcome malnutrition. Will these crops really help counter micronutrient deficiency or do they just represent an public relations opportunity for out-of-favour gene giants? Vitamin A is being engineered into crops to help overcome malnutrition. Will these crops really help counter micronutrient deficiency or do they just represent an public relations opportunity for out-of-favour gene giants?
GENOMICS: WHOLE GENOME, TOTAL CONTROL by GRAIN | 15 Mar 2000 Seedling - March 2000 Bold promises are being made about the contributions plant genomics research will make towards feeding the world and even increasing agrobiodiversity. This critical assessment suggests otherwise. Bold promises are being made about the contributions plant genomics research will make towards feeding the world and even increasing agrobiodiversity. This critical assessment suggests otherwise.