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Nature 406, 10-12 (6 July 2000) | doi:10.1038/35017657
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Will souped up salmon sink or swim?
Tony Reichhardt1
Abstract
A company in Massachusetts is seeking permission to market salmon genetically modified to grow faster than normal. Tony Reichhardt explores the potential ecological risks, should the fish escape from salmon farms.
A few years ago, when Garth Fletcher's office telephone rang, it was usually another scientist wanting to talk about aquaculture or fish genetics. Nowadays, it is just as likely to be a news reporter asking barbed questions about 'Frankenfish'.
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