Friday, March 25, 2011

The continuing saga of GE salmon: The science of bigger salmon

When regulators in Canada and abroad decide whether to allow genetically engineered salmon on the dinner plate, they'll be relying heavily on the research of a West Vancouver-based scientist.

Robert Devlin has been conducting risk assessments of GE salmon since 1989 at Fisheries and Oceans Canada's Center for Aquaculture and Environmental Research in West Vancouver , trying to answer the question of what would happen if the salmon were released into the wild. It's the only facility studying GE salmon anywhere in the world without commercial funds. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers.


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