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© 2017 AFPU.S. scientists engineer corn to boost protein
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aedfed
This could be an important development for food supplies in Sub-Saharan Africa where corn (maize) is a staple crop. Increased protein in corn would ease the transition children have to make from breast milk to corn. Current corn varieties don't have enough protein to maintain growth in children, resulting in kwashiorkor in cases where no other protein is available.
albaleo
I'm not sure about "public suspicions", but aren't the more serious concerns about the effects of cross-polination of GM crops with non-GM crops?
Temperance Raziel
Liberal commenting on a science topic. Gee.. who could guess he would take the anti-science position?
Nippori Nick