# Genetically Boosting the Nutritional Value of Corn Could Benefit Millions | Rutgers University

> Rutgers University scientists report inserting a bacterial gene into corn so that it produces methionine, raising methionine in kernels by 57 percent. The study was published in PNAS and included a chicken feeding trial showing the corn was nutritious. The authors say the approach could cut the cost of synthetic methionine added to feed.

- Date: 2017-10-09 · published 2017-10-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68811-genetically-boosting-the-nutritional-value-of-corn-could-benefit-millions
- Commodities: [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md)

## Why it matters

If commercialized, methionine-enriched corn could reduce demand for synthetic methionine and lower feed formulation costs. This is a long-term research result, not a near-term supply change.

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## Sources

- rutgers.edu: https://www.rutgers.edu/news/genetically-boosting-nutritional-value-corn-could-benefit-millions

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