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To be grown in Kansas:
http://www.nature.com/news/2007/070514/full/070514-17.html
The rice strains, made by Ventria Bioscience in Sacramento,
California, produce lysozyme, lactoferrin and human serum albumin in
their seeds. All three are commonly found in breast milk. Lysozyme and
lactoferrin are proteins with antibacterial, viral and fungal
properties, according to the company.
Ventria says that they aim to use the rice to create drinks that can
combat diarrhoea, and dietary supplements to help reverse anaemia1.
Diarrhoea, which often stems from gastrointestinal infection, is a
major killer of children worldwide.
Many further regulatory hurdles involving other agencies would need to
be passed before products made from this rice could be sold to
consumers.
Public comment
The crop, which has been tested in Peru, was given preliminary
approval in March, and the USDA then opened the proposal up for public
comment. Of the more than 20,000 comments they received, only 29 were
positive, although many of the negative comments consisted of form
letters.
Judy
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