Scientists from Australia have successfully bioengineered genetically modified fruit flies and zebrafish capable of absorbing toxic mercury and releasing it back into the environment in a less harmful ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Genetically modified salmon for dinner? Diners might not even know it. If the Food and Drug Administration approves the engineered fish for human consumption, the agency then will ...

The global conservation community is debating whether to ban the release of genetically modified organisms into the wild. Dozens of non-governmental organizations have called for a moratorium on field ...

A new study maintains that the government is poorly structured to assess possible environmental hazards posed by genetically modified fish. The study, being issued today by the Pew Initiative on Food ...

Biotech types call the first genetically engineered fish — a whopper of a salmon — a food breakthrough. Critics call it ‘frankenfish.’ But the ultimate judge should be you, the consumer. If the FDA ...

A lot of people get squeamish at the thought of eating what some call “frankenfish,” or other genetically-modified animals, but writer Emily Anthes tells KIRO Radio’s Ross and Burbank Show that we ...

Call them “frankenfish,” but don’t look for genetically engineered salmon at Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods. Several major grocery chains, including Trader Joe’s, Aldi, Whole Foods, regional stores like ...

After AquaBounty Technologies quietly retreated from its Indiana salmon farm last year, a Wisconsin aquaculture company is reviving the defunct facility with a new model – and different fish. The ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Fish or frankenfish? A Massachusetts company wants to market a genetically engineered version of Atlantic salmon, and regulators are weighing the request. If approval is given, it ...

CITY HALL — The Food and Drug Administration is inching closer to approving the first genetically-modified animal for human consumption, and commercial fisherman, dietitians nor Santa Monica city ...