Genetically modified salmon - a fast growing hype
The U.S. government may be about to approve genetically modified (GM) salmon from the company AquaBounty. If the salmon is allowed, it will become the first genetically modified animal heading for our dinner plates.
The salmon is genetically engineered to grow faster, and the company therefore argues that the fish will help to feed a hungry world.
"Here once again we have the GM industry proclaiming it is going to save the World. This time with a luxury product, salmon, of all things. In fact this salmon is a textbook example of why genetic modification is a dead end investment if you really want to feed the world", says Bell Batta Torheim, advisor to the Development Fund.