GENET-news articles on "GE salmons"
2008-05-08 | permalink
GM debate in Wales (UK) hots up
INDUSTRY leaders have called for a profound shift in agricultural policy to prevent Welsh farming being left behind by its competitors. Late 20th-century anti-production policies are no longer valid in a world of falling incomes and looming food shortages, said CLA Wales Julian Salmon. And Prof Chris Pollock, the Assembly Government’s chief scientific adviser, was quoted in the Observer newspaper saying it was ”perverse” to rule out technologies such as GM crops ”as the world begins to starve”.
2007-07-30 | permalink
Without U.S. rules, biotech food lacks investors
The three pigs, all now living in experimental farmyards, are among the genetically engineered animals whose meat might one day turn up on American dinner plates. Bioengineers have also developed salmon that grow to market weight in about half the typical time, disease-resistant cows and catfish needing fewer antibiotics, and goats whose milk might help ward off infections in children who drink it. Only now, though, do federal officials seem to be getting serious about drafting rules that would determine whether and how such meat, milk and filets can safely enter the nation’s food supply.
2007-03-08 | permalink
Tough GM salmon lose their nerve in the ’wild’ - life
Some genetically modified fish appear to undergo a personality change when they leave laboratory conditions for a more natural environment, according to new research. Transgenic fish that behave ferociously in a bare tank, appear meek under more natural conditions, meaning it will not be easy for biologists to predict the ecological consequences of escaped GM animals. Salmon genetically engineered to overproduce growth hormone can put on up to 25 times the weight of wild salmon and could provide ”aqua-culturists” with a faster way to raise fish to market size. However, lab tests suggested that transgenic fish are more aggressive predators than wild salmon, raising concerns that they could harm native fish if they escape into the wild.
2006-12-05 | permalink
Aqua Bounty says GM salmon gene satisfies 'critical' US FDA requirement
Aqua Bounty Technologies Inc said it has satisfied a 'critical' US Food and Drug Administration requirement for its AquAdvantage gene, which it said halves the time it takes for salmon to grow to market size. The fish biotech company said it has completed all major studies on food safety and nutrient content for the genetically modified salmon. Studies on animal health and product efficacy are being completed and will be submitted to the FDA shortly.
