Nobel Laureates Challenge Greenpeace Anti-GMO CampaignMore than 100 Nobel Prize winners are calling on Greenpeace and other environmental activist groups to cease their opposition to genetically modified foods.The group — which includes scholars from varied disciplines such as medicine, economics, literature, chemistry and physics — is set to present an open letter to Greenpeace on Thursday in Washington, D.C. In it, the group says Greenpeace should stop opposing development of a genetically engineered type of rice that supporters say could reduce vitamin deficiencies that cause blindness and death.The Nobel laureates say Greenpeace and its allies "should re-examine the experience of farmers and consumers worldwide," and respect the findings of authoritative scientific bodies and regulatory agencies.The type of rice they are talking about is known as Golden Rice. It was designed to counteract vitamin A deficiencies that affect children, in particular. The Nobel laureates note in their letter that vitamin A deficiency has the greatest impact on impoverished people in Africa and Southeast Asia.
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