This puts us at great risk.
GMO rice may hold the key to fighting HIV on the cheap
The grains can be made into a paste containing anti-HIV proteins.
Rice is losing its nutritional value due to rising CO2 levels
Rice is losing proteins, vitamins, and minerals due to rising CO2 in the atmosphere.
Reinventing rice: New saltwater rice developed in China could feed over 200 million people
It could make a big difference in many parts of the world.
India’s Bakey edible spoon does two of my favorite things: limits dishes and plastic waste
India-based company Bakeys has started producing edible spoons to try and fight world-wide plastic waste from disposable cutlery. Not only eco-friendly, but also delicious!
This GMO rice tackles global warming by emitting 100 times less methane
Following a three-year-long trial in the rice of fields of China, scientists report a new genetically modified strain that promises to dramatically reduce the otherwise huge carbon footprint of rice farming. The new GMO crop emits only 1% of the methane – a highly potent greenhouse gas – that an unaltered rice paddies leaches out into the atmosphere. So far, the crop looks extremely advantageous but the unfavorable social climate against GMOs doesn’t help at all, particularly in China where the public is very sensitive and no genetically modified rice variety has been allowed on its fields apart from this trial. China is the second largest producer of rice in the world.
Simple way of cooking rice could halve its calories
I know, the title sounds like one of those scams that promise you’ll lose weight – but this is all science all the way. Researchers in Sri Lanka have found a simple way of cooking the rice that not only reduces calories by half, but also provides other health benefits. The key addition is coconut oil.