Skip to content
Surprising Science

Genetically Modified Salmon

"A genetically engineered strain of Atlantic salmon that's designed to grow twice as fast as its unaltered cousins may soon be eligible for dinner." The FDA may soon approve the food.

“A genetically engineered strain of Atlantic salmon that’s designed to grow twice as fast as its unaltered cousins may soon be eligible for dinner. After a decade of debate, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration this month will review an application to market fish created by AquaBounty Technologies, a company headquartered in Waltham, MA. If approved, the salmon would become the first ‘transgenic’ animal—one that has DNA from another animal—in the world to be sold for human consumption.”


Related

Up Next