Petition Calls for More Deliberation for GMO Salmon

Petition Calls for More Deliberation for GMO Salmon
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Conan Milner
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After waiting 20 years for approval, the world’s first bioengineered animal developed for human consumption may soon become your next dinner.

The animal in question is a fish developed by Maryland based AquaBounty Technologies. Their innovative product is an Atlantic salmon endowed with genes from an eel and a Chinook salmon. This genetic design produces a bigger, faster-growing fish, and, if everything goes according to plan, a better profit.

Conan Milner
Conan Milner
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Conan Milner is a health reporter for the Epoch Times. He graduated from Wayne State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and is a member of the American Herbalist Guild.
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