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FDA, researchers consider first transgenic fish

Nature Biotechnology volume 18, page 143 (2000)Cite this article

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Officials at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA; Rockville, MD) are currently reviewing an application from marine biotechnology firm A/F Protein (Waltham, MA) for genetically modified (GM) salmon. If approved, the transgenic fish, which have been engineered to grow faster and consume less food than their wild counterparts, will be the first to reach the marketplace. However, an FDA-funded study suggests that transgenic fish could destroy wild populations, and some scientists are skeptical about their future because of ecological concerns.

While vitamin-packed fish is still several years away, GM salmon are already being produced to address the problem of waste from farm-raised fish—something that has become an issue for coastal communities in New England and the Pacific Northwest concerned about the impacts of aquaculture.

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Niiler, E. FDA, researchers consider first transgenic fish. Nat Biotechnol 18, 143 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/72574

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