Scientists in Japan have achieved a breakthrough in advancing towards the next generation of genetically modified rice, which will fight allergies instead of causing them.
Japanese scientists have achieved a major breakthrough in advancing towards the next generation of genetically modified rice. The new version, they believe, will fight allergies instead of causing them.
According to report in Live Science, the new transgenic rice has been designed to fight a common pollen allergy appears safe in animal studies.
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The rice plant has been genetically engineered to fight allergies to Japanese cedar pollen, a growing public health problem in Japan that affects about 20 percent of the population.
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At the end of the study period, the test animals did not show any health problems, in an initial demonstration that the allergy-fighting rice may be safe for consumption, according to the researchers.
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