Genetically modified ‘super banana’ to be tested on Americans

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A vitamin-enhanced ‘super-banana’ developed by scientists is to be tested on humans. The trials are to take place in the US over a six-week period. Researchers aim to start growing the fruit in Uganda by 2020.</span></span></div> <div style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The bananas are ‘super’ because they have been genetically engineered to have increased levels of vitamin A – a deficiency of which can be fatal. </span></span></div> <div style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><img alt="000_app2001010697286.si" src="http://www.mydailyinformer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/000_app2001010697286.si_.jpg"></span></div> </div>

Genetically modified ‘super banana’ to be tested on Americans

A vitamin-enhanced ‘super-banana’ developed by scientists is to be tested on humans. The trials are to take place in the US over a six-wee...

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