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Genetically modified foods could help address the global problem of malnutrition and vitamin A deficiency. Golden rice, a genetically engineered variety that provides vitamin A, is proposed as a solution. It and other GM crops like Bt cotton could help feed the billions that rely on rice as a staple while preventing millions of childhood deaths from vitamin deficiencies according to the document.
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