11-19-2015, 07:48 PM
The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it has approved the first genetically modified food animal – the AquAdvantage salmon. The fast-growing variety of salmon is as nutritious and safe to eat as any other Atlantic salmon, according to the FDA. The salmon is produced by AquaBounty Technologies, a Massachusetts biotechnology company.
The salmon was produced by inserting a growth hormone gene from a Chinook salmon, as well as a gene from the ocean pout, which make the animal grow faster.
The salmon was produced by inserting a growth hormone gene from a Chinook salmon, as well as a gene from the ocean pout, which make the animal grow faster.
