Ingo Potrykus, born in 1933, is a German biologist and professor emeritus of plant sciences at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. His research group applied gene technology to improve food security in developing countries, and together with Peter Beyer he co-invented golden rice, a genetically engineered rice biofortified with provitamin A. He chaired the Golden Rice Humanitarian Board in 2014.
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Defining ContributionCo-invented Golden Rice with Peter Beyer, a genetically engineered rice biofortified with provitamin A developed to reduce vitamin A deficiency in developing countries. 1 Connections
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Ingo Potrykus (born 5 December 1933) is a German biologist who is Professor Emeritus of Plant Sciences at the Institute of Plant Sciences of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich from which he retired in 1999.
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Together with Peter Beyer, he is one of the co-inventors of golden rice.
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His research group applied gene technology to contribute to food security in developing countries.
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Ingo Potrykus (born 5 December 1933) is a German biologist who is Professor Emeritus of Plant Sciences at the Institute of Plant Sciences of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich from which he retired in 1999.
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