Beta-carotene is normally expressed in the leaves of rice pl…

Beta-carotene is normally expressed in the leaves of rice plant. However Golden Rice is a GMO (genetically modified organism) that is engineered, so that it can express the enzymes in the _________ tissue to make beta-carotene within it. This can be very useful to treat vitamin A deficiency associated infections and blindness in poor countries that have rice as their staple diet.

In the Cartagena Protocol of 2000 (an inter-national agreeme…

In the Cartagena Protocol of 2000 (an inter-national agreement on biosafety), legislation allows countries to restrict, postpone, or ban any product or technology only after offering solid evidence that the item poses a threat or danger as grave as the case of Chernobyl (for nuclear energy) or Thalidomide (for pharmaceuticals).