27.06.2011 | permalink
The CSIRO has been given permission to conduct Australia’s first trial in which humans will eat genetically modified wheat. The wheat’s genes have been modified to lower the glycemic index and increase fibre to create a product which will improve bowel health and increase nutritional value. For the first time, it is being grown in outdoor trials in the ACT. The CSIRO’s Matthew Morell say animal feeding trials of up the three months have been done.