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How Rice is Preserving History and Rethinking Nutrition

Niba visits Charleston, South Carolina to learn how Carolina Gold Rice became a staple of the U.S. thanks to the Gullah/Geechee community. Niba also talks to Dr. Terri Long to explore how her research on iron uptake in plants could fight malnutrition and anemia by revealing a path towards creating staple crops like rice that contain more iron.

How Rice is Preserving History and Rethinking Nutrition

10m 17s

Niba visits Charleston, South Carolina to learn how Carolina Gold Rice became a staple of the U.S. thanks to the Gullah/Geechee community. Niba also talks to Dr. Terri Long to explore how her research on iron uptake in plants could fight malnutrition and anemia by revealing a path towards creating staple crops like rice that contain more iron.

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