Orange cauliflower packed with extra beta carotene
Posted on Jun 5th 2007 12:29PM by Rigel Celeste
Scientists have apparently been having fun turning vegetables into different colors in the lab, and now they've stumbled onto something they're fairly proud of: orange cauliflower.
You may have already come across it in the grocery store (I'm actually kind of glad that I haven't, it looks a little creepy) but scientists are still working on it and other veggies -- and they're getting excited by what they're finding. Orange cauliflower, golden rice, even potatoes are getting successfully genetically modified to make more room for and to include extra nutrients like beta carotene and other essentials.
I'm all for vegetables, and I'm also all for science, but I still can't bring myself to happily eat anything that's genetically altered. Am I crazy?












