I’ve eaten golden rice and I hope to eat it again—even though a group of judges here in the Philippines just banned its cultivation. The bad news came on April 17, when a court of appeals revoked a ...

What if a partial solution to the plight of millions of dying children was a mere bowl of grain, but the sustaining food was pushed away in the name of science? Welcome to the saga of Golden Rice.

In my recent radio conversation with John Batchelor (CBS Eye on the World), we delved into the sad saga of Golden Rice — a revolutionary crop engineered to combat Vitamin A deficiency, a condition ...

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Genetically modified foods are a hot-button issue. Many people are hesitant to eat plants or animals that have been enhanced with foreign genes, citing health and environmental concerns, the perceived ...

China's health authorities are investigating allegations that genetically modified "golden rice" was tested on Chinese children as part of a joint China-U.S. research project, Reuters reported. The ...

On October 14, 2025, key stakeholders in science, regulation, and media gathered for a forum at the Century Park Hotel, Manila, jointly organized by Science Communicators Philippines (SciCommPH), ...

University officials have admitted that Tufts-affiliated researchers violated scientific ethics laws after feeding genetically modified rice to children in China without proper consent in a study ...

Government scientists appear to have found an alternative to contentious genetically modified (GM) crops with the launch of two genome-edited varieties of rice—a key staple and export. The main ...

MANILA, Aug 25 (Reuters) - The Philippines said on Wednesday it has approved the commercial propagation of genetically modified Golden Rice after more than a decade of field tests that drew strong ...