WCG: Nutritious rice for the world project - what is it about?

[VirtualLarry]

I just saw a notice, is this a new sub-project? I don't remember signing up for it.

Is this a front for Monsanto and some new GMO crop? I don't want any part of it.

Edit: Hmm, not listed under the projects list in my profile. I don't even know how to participate or not participate in it. It's simply not listed.

I'm also a little pissed, I had unchecked "FightAIDS@Home", and somehow, my project preferences got reset, and participate in all projects was checked off. I'm pretty sure I unchecked it.

Not liking WCG at all right now.

 

[Rudy Toody]

That is a project based at the University of Washington, here in Seattle.

 

[StitchExperimen]

Here is further information.

http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/research/research.do?filterCategory=3_0

http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/forums/wcg/viewthread_thread,35043_offset,0#419474

 

[electronicmaji2]

It's monsanto!

 

[wayliff]

I am also skeptical but found this...
Sounds like it is not a GMO...other thoughts?

http://itnomad.wordpress.com/category/nutritious-rice-for-the-world/

"By nutrition we mean anything that leads to higher range of bioavailable substances like dietary minerals and vitamins. In rice, examples include elements like iron or organics like vitamin A. Incidentally the “golden rice” GMO is a product of Monsanto that has higher beta-carotene, a precursor to vitamin A (“Golden Rice” at Wikipedia). We’d like to get to something like that by crossbreeding without the use of genetic engineering, working on both micro and macronutrients."

 

[Rattledagger]

I just saw a notice, is this a new sub-project?

No, it's an old project finished in 2010, but the post-processing takes a long time...