The Philippine Bureau of Plant Industry has approved the commercial use of HIZ039, a genetically engineered rice developed by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and licensed by the Philippine Rice Institute (PhilRice). To enhance the mineral content of each grain, HIZ039 combines genes of rice and Malus baccata, a wild Asian apple species otherwise…
GMO Rice, Approved
The Philippine Bureau of Plant Industry has approved the commercial use of HIZ039, a genetically engineered rice developed by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and licensed by the Philippine Rice Institute (PhilRice). To enhance the mineral content of each grain, HIZ039 combines genes of rice and Malus baccata, a wild Asian apple species otherwise…