Guest guest Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 info - New GM Rice Fights Allergies - Developed by scientists in Japan, where a large population and a small, predominately mountainous territory aggravate concerns over food security, the new transgenic rice variety has proven extremely effective and safe in animal studies, and the next natural step would be to start human trials as soon as possible. The research that led to the new development is detailed in the latest issue of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, a publication of the American Chemical Society (ACS). The paper, entitled " 26-Week Oral Safety Study in macaques for Transgenic Rice Containing major Human T-Cell Epitope Peptides from Japanese Cedar Pollen Allergens, " comes at a time when nearly 20 percent of the country's population is suffering from cedar pollen allergies. Researchers in charge of the experiments reported that, after 26 weeks of feeding the new rice to a group of monkeys, no visible health threats were detected, and that the animals showed in tests that they were fine. http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-GM-Rice-Fights-Allergies-115097.shtml Alana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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