Thoughts? U.S.D.A. Approves Modified Potato. A potato - TopicsExpress



          

Thoughts? U.S.D.A. Approves Modified Potato. A potato genetically engineered to reduce the amounts of a potentially harmful ingredient in French fries and potato chips has been approved for commercial planting, the Department of Agriculture announced on Friday. The potato’s DNA has been altered so that less of a chemical called acrylamide, which is suspected of causing cancer in people, is produced when the potato is fried. The new potato also resists bruising... The potato is one of a new wave of genetically modified crops that aim to provide benefits to consumers, not just to farmers as the widely grown biotech crops like herbicide-tolerant soybeans and corn do. tinyurl/q8e5fnv
Posted on: Sun, 09 Nov 2014 17:37:38 +0000

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