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GM rice approval 'edging closer'
Source: BBC
6 August 2013 Last updated at 09:33 GMT
GM rice approval 'edging closer'
By Charlotte Ashton
The World Tonight
Scientists in the Philippines are weeks from submitting a genetically modified variety of rice to the authorities for biosafety evaluations.
They claim it could be in the fields within a year, but national regulators will have the final say.
Supporters say it will help the 1.7 million Filipino children who suffer vitamin A deficiency - which reduces immunity and can cause blindness.
But campaigners say "Golden Rice" is a dangerous way to tackle malnutrition.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23581877