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Hungry for Genetically Engineered Fish?

By Andrew SchneiderAug 5th 2010 – 6:31AM
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(Aug. 4) -- A major U.S. fish research company has tampered with the DNA of Atlantic salmon by adding a quick-growth gene that allows the fish to eat year-around and grow more quickly. And the Food and Drug Administration is about to allow these genetically engineered salmon to head to market, the company says. But food...

Background on genetically modified

Genetic engineering, also called genetic modification, is the direct human manipulation of an organism's genome using modern DNA technology.

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