We can build whatever animal you want to eat, say scientists
Published on 09-22-2010 Email To Friend Print Version
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Source: News.com.au

Monster salmon

This Chinook salmon proves Mother Nature still has a few freaky tricks left in her bag. Source: California Department of Fish and Game

TINKER with the genetics of salmon and maybe you create a revolutionary new food source that could help the environment and feed the hungry.

Or maybe you're creating what some say is an untested "frankenfish" that could cause unknown allergic reactions and the eventual decimation of the wild salmon population.

The US Food and Drug Administration hears both arguments this week when it begins a two-day meeting on whether to approve the marketing of the genetically engineered fish, which would be the first such animal approved for human consumption.

The agency has already said the salmon, which grows twice as fast as conventional salmon, is as safe to eat as the traditional variety.
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