Biology GCSE
biofortification and ethics
What biofortification and ethics means in Biology GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of biofortification and ethics
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Nutritional enrichment such as Golden Rice biofortified with beta-carotene, alongside ethical and socioeconomic concerns about farmers becoming dependent on patented GM seeds from multinational corporations and consumer health anxieties.
Topics that use biofortification and ethics
- Feeding the human race (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- agricultural biotechnology
- agricultural economics
- antibiotic resistance markers
- artificial selection
- crop yield optimisation
- food production data
- Food security
- Genetic engineering
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