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2009-07-08 | permalink
Indian Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology develops GM fish
Even as the controversy rages over the transgenic Bt brinjal which awaits approval to start commercial production, Indian scientists have developed a genetically modified (GM) fish, which could be the first genetically engineered animal to get into the human food chain. [...] While a regulatory mechanism exists for overseeing the research and safety trials of GM plants before their formal approval for commercialization, no such arrangement exists for GM animals and other organisms.
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2009-07-08 | permalink
Indian Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology develops GM fish
Even as the controversy rages over the transgenic Bt brinjal which awaits approval to start commercial production, Indian scientists have developed a genetically modified (GM) fish, which could be the first genetically engineered animal to get into the human food chain. [...] While a regulatory mechanism exists for overseeing the research and safety trials of GM plants before their formal approval for commercialization, no such arrangement exists for GM animals and other organisms.
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