KCAW - Public Radio in Sitka, Alaska - Local News: "JUNEAU, ALASKA (2011-07-18) A new study of genetically modified salmon shows they can breed with their wild counterparts.
That raises concerns that escaped farmed fish could weaken wild stocks. It’s not an immediate threat to Alaska species, though it could be to commercial sales.
The study was conducted at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, on Canada’s eastern seaboard.
Graduate student Darek Moreau says he and other researchers worked with what are called growth hormone transgenic Atlantic salmon. Those have an added Chinook, or king salmon gene, that speeds their growth."
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
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