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<DIV><B>From:</B> <A title=twnet@po.jaring.my
href="mailto:twnet@po.jaring.my">Third World Network</A> </DIV>
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size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">‘Human genes
rice’ not the solution for diarrhoea in children
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company claims that it could help save the lives of millions of children with
rice containing human genes. The rice has been engineered to produce milk
proteins which then can be extracted for use in food and drinks and oral <SPAN
class=SpellE>rehydration</SPAN> solutions. Friends of the Earth (FOE) Africa has
criticised this as a distraction from existing solutions like access to safe
water and sanitation to save children from diarrhoea. The report ‘<SPAN
class=GramE>Does</SPAN> <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place> Need a
Genetically Modified Solution to <SPAN class=SpellE>Diarrhea</SPAN>’ is
available at: <A
href="http://www.eraction.org/publications/medicinerice.pdf"><FONT
color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">http://www.eraction.org/publications/medicinerice.pdf</SPAN></FONT></A>
or <A
href="http://biosafety-info.net/file_dir/148786973545f8e1f41389b.pdf"><FONT
color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">http://biosafety-info.net/file_dir/148786973545f8e1f41389b.pdf</SPAN></FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The action alert exposes the
plan as a sheer marketing ploy in the name of diarrhoea
control.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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