Discovery may save millions from hunger

Discovery may save millions from hunger
Normal rice dies after three days of complete flooding. But scientists using "prescission breeding" have developed a new variety of rice that can survive being submerged for 17 days, potentially saving crops in flood-prone areas -- and millions of people from going hungry.img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_technology/~4/Fgx29R4CTvA" height="1" width="1"/