Plan Calls for Genetically Altered Rice Crops in California.

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News | Date: March 27, 2004 | Copyright information

By Terri Somers, The San Diego Union-Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Mar. 27--Rice that has been genetically engineered to produce pharmaceutical ingredients could be grown in San Diego and eight other Southern California counties under a proposal expected to gain regulatory approval Monday.

It would be a first for biotechnology and agriculture in California. And it's a first that a collection of farmers, environmentalists and whole-food advocates want to prevent for fear it will contaminate other rice crops and the consumer food supply.

"This is a ...

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