Rice plant resists arsenic

(University of Heidelberg) The agricultural cultivation of the staple food of rice harbours the risk of possible contamination with arsenic that can reach the grains following uptake by the roots. A Chinese-German research team of Heidelberg University and Nanjing Agricultural University studied over 4,000 rice variants and discovered a plant that resists the toxin as well as contains a large amount of the trace element selenium.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news