1. The group displayed material from Syngenta, the multinational which holds the golden rice patents. 2. And as long as the potential of golden rice remains locked up here in Switzerland, he remains palpably angry and frustrated. 3. As for the safety of eating golden rice, she says, those tests will have to be conducted before it is distributed. 4. According to the Development Program report, scientists should be allowed enough time to see if golden rice can be perfected. 5. But golden rice has remained under lock and key since it was created more than a year ago. 6. But nobody will get rich from golden rice, Dubock said. 7. But some critics have denounced golden rice as a Trojan horse aimed at winning acceptance of genetically engineered food. 8. But to create golden rice varieties farmers can use, the experimental strain needs to be crossbred with the kinds of rice that flourish in regional climates. 9. For Thrane, golden rice represents the best of what genetic engineering has to offer. 10. From the outside, golden rice plants look just like other rice plants. |