Source: GENETIC LITERACY PROJECT, 9/13/18


Since the first genetically modified tomato hit the U.S. market in 1994, consumers have been suspicious of scientific tinkering with their food. Back then, genetically modified animals seemed particularly ominous, with images like fishy tomatoes …. But real life examples of genetically engineered animals aren’t so cartoonish. They include mosquitoes genetically engineered to prevent the spread of disease and fast-growing salmon.

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