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Nutrient-boosted foods protect against blindness

Health

Nutrient-boosted foods protect against blindness

Sweet potatoes bred to be rich in beta-carotene have helped prevent vitamin A deficiency in Uganda, while rice engineered to hold beta-carotene shows promise

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Nutrient-boosted Golden Rice should be embraced

Opinion

Synthetic 'upgrade' for fruit fly's DNA

Life

Synthetic 'upgrade' for fruit fly's DNA

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Genetically modified crops encourage beneficial bugs

Earth

Genetically modified crops encourage beneficial bugs

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Cheap drugs: Pharming finally bears fruit

Life

Cheap drugs: Pharming finally bears fruit

Features

Squaring the genetically modified crop circle

Earth

Squaring the genetically modified crop circle

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Earth

Modified bacteria could get electricity from sewage

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Glowing transgenic cats could boost AIDS research

Health

Glowing transgenic cats could boost AIDS research

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Swarm troopers: Mutant armies waging war in the wild

Life

Swarm troopers: Mutant armies waging war in the wild

Features

Cassava packs a protein punch with bean genes

Earth

Cassava packs a protein punch with bean genes

Genetically modified cassava can turn about half of the cyanide it makes into extra protein – that could save the lives of millions of African children

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Don't go all European about modified food

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Life

Engineered chickens can't pass on flu

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Earth

Vatican scientists urge support for engineered crops

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Life

Genetically altered mosquitoes thwart dengue spreaders

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