genetically modify crops and vitamin a

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Scientists work to Genetically modify crops for various reasons. Sometimes the goal may be to develop a crop that is resistant to disease or pesticides. Another goal is to develop vegetables that have a longer shelf life. Or, the purpose may be to develop a more nutritious form of a food plant. An explample of the latter is golden rice. It was developed by scientists in Europe. They took ordinary rice and inserted genes from the yellow flower called daffodil, as well as from a bacterium. This gave the rice the golden color from which it gets its name. More to the point, however, it added Vitamin A, a nutrient that rice does not normally have.