Not all experts believe that genetic modification is the way forward - some point out that rather than enhancing the proteincontentof potatoes, the government could simply ensure the availability of foods which are already rich in protein, such as pulses.
According to Donny Strosberg, the head of Hybrigenics, the team has worked out about half of the protein interactions that happen in Helicobacter, but he is content to leave it at that in order to pursue bigger fish.