Engineered-in-Canada salmon declared fit for the dinner plate

FDA says DNA-altered fish are safe to eat

Engineered salmon fit for dinner plate

Salmon engineered in Eastern Canada to grow twice as fast as their wild counterparts are poised to become the first genetically modified animal approved for human consumption in North America.

UB symposium to discuss In Silico molecular design, High-throughput screening to treat diseases

Twenty-first-century pharmaceutical breakthroughs require 21st-century drug discovery tools, such as computational or in silico molecular design and high-throughput screening of effective, new compounds. That's the theme of a University at Buffalo symposium to be held Sept. 11 on "Twenty-first Century Bioscience: In Silico Methods and High-Throughput Screening," which will feature a variety of ...

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GM salmon may go on sale in US after public consultation

Food and Drug administration begins 60-day process to approve animal critics call a 'frankenfish' • Artificial meat? Food for thought by 2050 US authorities today began the process to approve the first GM animal for human consumption. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a 60-day period of consultation and public meetings over whether to permit a GM strain of salmon to be eaten by ...