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Published: 11/20/10

Genetically Engineered Salmon: FDA Says It's Safe, but Consumers Say 'No Way'

By  Alison Fairbrother - Politics Daily
Genetically Engineered Salmon: FDA Says It's Safe, but Consumers Say 'No Way'

Back in September, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found that a genetically engineered fish grown in a lab was "as safe as food from conventional Atlantic salmon," and will "not have a significant impact on the quality of the human environment." Conclusions were based largely on data prepared by AquaBounty Technologies, the company that manufactures the synthetic salmon. "There is a reasonable certainty of no harm from consumption of food from this animal," the FDA wrote. Since then, dozens of consumer and environmental organizations, commercial and recreational fishery associations, ...

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Published: 08/24/10

Scientists Find Parts of Protein That Stops HIV in Monkeys

By  Paul Wachter - AOL News
Scientists Find Parts of Protein That Stops HIV in Monkeys

(Aug. 24) -- It's been more than 25 years since scientists discovered HIV, the retrovirus responsible for causing AIDS. Since then, there have been advances in treatment that help slow the spread of the virus, promising leads toward stopping it entirely, but still no cure. Now, out of Loyola University, a potential breakthrough: Researchers have figured out the "key components" of TRIM5-alpha, a natural protein that "gangs up" and destroys the virus in rhesus monkeys. "The finding could lead to new TRIM5a-based treatments that would knock out HIV in humans," senior researcher Edward M. ...

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Published: 07/12/10

FDA Close to Approving Genetically Engineered Salmon?

By  Christopher Weber - Politics Daily
FDA Close to Approving Genetically Engineered Salmon?

A Massachusetts biotechnology company said it's close to getting federal approval to bring faster-growing, genetically modified salmon to America's dinner tables, McClatchy Newspapers reported. AquaBounty said it wants to market an "advanced hybrid" of Atlantic salmon that has been genetically altered with help from a Pacific Chinook salmon. The firm said its fish aren't bigger than normal salmon, but they grow faster. If the Food and Drug Administration approves it, the salmon would be the first genetically engineered animal sold in U.S. stores. Transgenic crops such as corn and soybeans have ...

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Published: 04/16/10

Science Raises Questions About Engineered Babies

By  Katie Drummond - AOL News
Science Raises Questions About Engineered Babies

(April 16) -- As scientists begin to master the intricacies of human reproduction and the complexities of the genome, they're making astounding progress in genetic engineering -- tinkering with embryonic cells to change the outcome of a human life. Now, new research published in this week's Nature suggests that genetic manipulation could actually create a kind of three-parent baby. The technique uses most of the genetic data from a man and a woman, but combines it with healthy DNA that's responsible for the mitochondria -- known as the body's cellular energy powerhouses. Paul Gilham, Getty ...

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