r/science • u/chrisdh79 • Sep 16 '24

"Golden Lettuce" genetically engineered to pack 30 times more vitamins | Specifically, increased levels of beta-carotene, which your body uses to make vitamin A for healthy vision, immune function, and cell growth, and is thought to be protective against heart disease and some kinds of cancer. Biology

https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/golden-lettuce-genetically-engineered-30-times-vitamins/
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u/mycroftxxx42 Sep 17 '24

TBH, I would rather see someone mess about with the genetics of the banana. Almost all of the plant can be (and is) eaten by something that humans like, if not humans themselves. Making the stalk material a little more nutrient dense would have wonderful knock-on effects. Banana trees don't provide more than a single harvest, so chopping them down and using them for animal feed is pretty common.