Health: The First Genetically Modified Animal for Consumption

The FDA has completed its analysis of the first genetically modified animal likely to hit supermarket shelves: the AquAdvantage salmon, made by Massachusetts-based AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. Thanks to some added genes, the salmon grows 2-6 times the size of a normal Atlantic salmon in half the time, promising some respite for the planet's heavily taxed natural fish stocks, a third of which are near extinction or exhaustion.

For more, see FDA Completes Review of First Genetically Modified Animal for Consumption by Veronique Greenwood, October 11, 2011 at 80beats.