Children without enough vitamin A in their systems can’t fight off diseases, and common germs become fatal. Without vitamin A, mucus membranes in the eyes, throat, and lungs dry up and turn to skin.

About 650,000 to 700,000 children die around the world from pro-Vitamin A deficiency. Several hundred thousand more go blind. Other symptoms can include delayed growth, infertility, dry skin, and ...

Thousands of children die in Uganda every year from vitamin A deficiency. This groundbreaking—and vitamin-packed—genetically modified banana could change that.