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Large adult fish and smaller juvenile fish side by side on gravel aquarium bottom.

Genetically Engineered Salmon to Be Raised in Indiana (May 2, 2018 update)

AguaBounty has announced that their AquAdvantage Atlantic Salmon will be produced at a refurbished fish farm in Indiana. The genetically engineered salmon was engineered to reach market weight about…

Large adult fish and smaller juvenile fish side by side on gravel aquarium bottom.

First Genetically Engineered Salmon Sold in Canada

The first genetically engineered salmon has been sold in Canada. AquAdvantage salmon is a genetically engineered Atlantic salmon that has been genetically engineered by a company named AquaBounty to…

Graduate student Lindsay Upperman (left), and animal geneticist Alison Van Eenennaam

Salmon and Calves Reframe Biotech Debate

Thursday, November 26, 2015Joan ConrowWhat do a fast-growing salmon and two hornless calves have in common?In recent days they've ushered in a new era of food production and reframed the genetic…