date:Jan 28, 2014
r risk of cardiovascular disease although the scientific support for these claims is mixed.
The GM crop fortified with the genes for making fish oil is among the first of a new generation of genetically engineering food plants designed to boost vital dietary supplements so-called nutraceuticals. Anti-GM activists in the Philippines last year destroyed field trials of GM golden rice, which is fortified with genes for precursors to vitamin A.
Wary of public opposition to the trial, the Rothams