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Over 100 Nobel winners urge Greenpeace to support GMOs
Greenpeace is being taken to task by 107 Nobel laureates, who have signed a letter asking it to support genetically modified organisms (GMOs), The Washington Post reports. In particular, the band of scientists are pushing Greenpeace to stop opposing Golden Rice, a much-hyped genetically modified strain that packs in beta carotene (which gives it the yellow color). That makes it a potentially useful tool for fighting Vitamin A deficiency, which remains one of the biggest causes of blindness, illness and death in children in developing countries.
