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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2177/genetic_corn.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Researchers Genetically Modify Corn to Increase Nutrition' data-article-id='2694'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='15063'>Researchers in the United States say they have discovered how to genetically engineer corn to produce a kind of amino acid usually found in meat.</span> <span data-start-time='15063' data-end-time='25854'>The result is a food with increased nutrition that could feed animals and people around the world.</span> <span data-start-time='25854' data-end-time='34042'>The new corn, also called maize, could reduce the cost of animal food.</span> <span data-start-time='34042' data-end-time='45542'>The discovery was published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a scientific journal in early October.</span> <span data-start-time='45542' data-end-time='53979'>The researchers say the process involves putting genetic material from a bacterium into corn.</span> <span data-start-time='53979' data-end-time='59563'>Methionine is very important for humans and animals.</span> <span data-start-time='59563' data-end-time='72333'>It is one of nine necessary amino acids that humans get from food, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information.</span> <span data-start-time='72333' data-end-time='81938'>It supports growth, helps repair skin injuries, improves hair quality and strengthens fingers and toenails.</span> <span data-start-time='81938' data-end-time='88917'>It also helps protect cells from pollution and slows the aging process.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2177/genetic_corn.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=9585 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2177/what_does_engineer_mean.m4a'>What does engineer mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='design and build'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2177/genetic_material.m4a'><span>genetic material</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2177/decrease_nutrition.m4a'><span>decrease nutrition</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2177/design_and_build.m4a'><span>design and build</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2177/corn_technology.m4a'><span>corn technology</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=9586 data-hint-location='72333' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2177/what_does_the_new_corn_improve.m4a'>What does the new corn improve?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='hair quality'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2177/hair_quality.m4a'><span>hair quality</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2177/the_aging_process.m4a'><span>the aging process</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2177/genetic_material.m4a'><span>genetic material</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2177/skin_injuries.m4a'><span>skin injuries</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=9587 data-hint-location='15063' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2177/the_result_is_a_food_with_increased__blank_.m4a'>The result is a food with increased <span class='blank'>nutrition</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='nutrition'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2177/material.m4a'><span>material</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2177/nutrition.m4a'><span>nutrition</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2177/acid.m4a'><span>acid</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2177/corn.m4a'><span>corn</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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