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Genetically Modified Rice That Wouldn't Contribute Much To Global Greenhouse Emission

Saranya Palanisamy   |

Jul 28, 2015 11:27 AM EDT

Scientists have created a new variety of rice (GMO rice) by transferring a barley gene into rice plant, says a study published in the journal Nature. About half the world's population consume rice and when rice is grown, about 25 million to 100 million metric tons of methane is emitted into the atmosphere every year which has an important role in the global green-house gas emission.