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Climate Change Will Make Rice Toxic, Say Researchers - Slashdot

Rice, the world's most consumed grain, will become increasingly toxic as the atmosphere heats and as carbon dioxide emissions rise, potentially putting billions of people at risk of cancers and other diseases, according to new research published this week in …

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(Quotes from Google Gemini)Higher temperatures can increase arsenic levels in rice primarily due to changes in soil chemistry and increased arsenic availability. Warmer temperatures can boost arsenic… [+676 chars]

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