(REP) Genetically Modified Fish and Mammals Lesson

Genetically Modified Fish and Mammals Lesson

The following video segment from FRONTLINE/NOVA: Harvest of Fear focuses on the work of Aqua Bounty Farms, which had genetically modified salmon to grow faster using a gene from another fish. The controversial salmon would provide more food for people, but if they escape from aquaculture pens, they could extinguish wild salmon populations. Watch the video and think about the details that lead to the best answers for the following questions:

• What allows transgenic salmon to grow in winter?
• What are some possible consequences of transgenic salmon escaping from their pens into the ocean population?
• How might transgenic salmon affect the evolution of other salmon populations?
• Do you think the FDA should give Aqua Bounty permission to grow and sell transgenic salmon? Why or why not?

 

The video is approximately 5 minutes long. Pause the video when necessary to make notes.

 

 

 

Complete the following activity.

 

 

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