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Genetically Modified Fish Could Doom Populations

  • February 25, 2004

As I said at this time last year GMO fish are a disaster waiting to happen. This is the first hard science to prove that statement. Researchers have discovered a paradox that crops up when new genes are deliberately inserted into a fish's chromosomes to make the animal grow larger. While the genetically modified fish will be bigger and have more success at attracting mates, they may also produce offspring that are less likely to survive to adulthood. If this occurs, as generations pass a...