{"id":57896,"date":"2017-10-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-18T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/richardvanhooijdonk.com\/blog\/genetically-modified-fish-have-reached-our-dinner-tables-whats-next-biotech-pigs\/"},"modified":"2021-07-23T14:28:54","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T12:28:54","slug":"genetically-modified-fish-have-reached-our-dinner-tables-whats-next-biotech-pigs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richardvanhooijdonk.com\/en\/genetically-modified-fish-have-reached-our-dinner-tables-whats-next-biotech-pigs\/","title":{"rendered":"Genetically modified fish have reached our dinner tables. What\u2019s next, biotech pigs?"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"bold-list\">\n<li>Genetically modified animal products enter grocery stores<\/li>\n<li>You may have already tasted transgenic salmon &#8211; without knowing it was GM<\/li>\n<li>Ordering food from the GM side of the menu<\/li>\n<li>Regulations can\u2019t be one-size-fits-all when it comes to our food<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Being able to alter the genomes of living organisms has been an active quest for scientists for decades. To do this, they\u2019ve been refining the techniques of inserting DNA from a \u2018donor\u2019 organism into the DNA of a \u2018host\u2019 animal, creating an organism with unique characteristics. But if you think that genetic modification is something new in the world of science \u2013 it really isn\u2019t. The first successful experiment was conducted nearly 50 years ago. In 1974, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rudolf_Jaenisch\">Rudolf Jaenisch<\/a>, a professor of biology at MIT, together with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beatrice_Mintz\">Beatrice Mintz<\/a>, a renowned embryologist, managed to modify the genetic makeup of mice to study \u2018the plagues of the 21st century\u2019 &#8211; cancer and neurological diseases. But that was just the beginning.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Genetically modified fish have reached our dinner tables. What\u2019s next, biotech pigs?\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Afqj7PCBcYs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Many claim that tweaking the DNA of an organism is not equal to playing with Mother Nature, as the cause is much nobler than many believe. Let\u2019s take the biotech company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2016\/12\/3\/13819482\/genetically-engineered-animals-drugs-sab-cows-pharming-future\">SAB Biotherapeutic<\/a> as an example. It managed to genetically modify cows to produce human antibodies &#8211; proteins that fight viruses. These cows will be used as blood donors for people suffering from various diseases, including influenza and Ebola. Companies like this one show that genetic modification isn\u2019t necessarily something to be afraid of, but something we should possibly embrace. And it isn\u2019t reserved to medical applications, as <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richardvanhooijdonk.com\/en\/keynote\/the-future-of-agriculture\/\">genetically modified<\/a> (GM) food might soon become commonplace in our markets. In fact, that\u2019s already happening.<\/p>\n<h2>Genetically modified animal products enter grocery stores<\/h2>\n<p>We can all agree that food labelled \u2018GM\u2019 is almost repellent in an era of increased concern about diet and healthy food. And people have a right to know what they\u2019re eating. Discussions related to genetically modified food, including both plants and animals, always leave a lingering feeling of distrust and worry in the air, long after the topic is closed. But many claim this is irrational fear. According to a report from the US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, genetically modified food poses no threat to human health. That\u2019s pretty good news, especially if you live in Canada &#8211; the first country in the world to allow imports of genetically modified fish.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33152\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33152\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33152 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.richardvanhooijdonk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/05\/GM-Fish-1.jpg\" alt=\"A smaller fish in front of a bigger one, with a digital DNA strand in the background\" width=\"800\" height=\"361\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33152\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Canada &#8211; the first country in the world to allow imports of genetically modified fish.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>You may have already tasted transgenic salmon &#8211; without knowing it was GM<\/h2>\n<p>Canadian supermarkets have become the first to start selling genetically modified salmon. Developed by a team of scientists at Newfoundland\u2019s Memorial University in Canada, and sold by the US-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2017\/aug\/09\/genetically-modified-salmon-sales-canada-aqua-bounty\">AquaBounty Technologies<\/a>, the salmon can grow much faster, reaching adult size in only 18 months (compared to 30 months for conventionally-farmed Atlantic salmon). What\u2019s more, they require 25 per cent less food and decrease carbon emissions by up to 25 per cent. So, the fish grows twice as fast, doesn\u2019t need as much food, and is eco-friendly \u2013 that sounds too good to be true, right? Maybe. Environmentalists are concerned that transgenic salmon could somehow \u2018contaminate\u2019 the wild salmon population if they ever reach it, but scientists thought of that, too. They made sure the modified fish are sterile and raised in tanks, so they don\u2019t pose any real threat.<\/p>\n<p>Even though scientists have demonstrated that genetically modified salmon is safe to eat, many still worry. In fact, Thibault Rehn, from the group Vigilance OGM, goes as far as calling Canadian consumers \u201cthe first guinea pigs\u201d. But officials claim that they spent four years testing to be sure that transgenic salmon is safe and nutritious, and they argue that no special labelling is necessary as a result. Ron Stotish, the chief executive of AquaBounty, says that Rehn\u2019s concerns are unfounded. He notes that rather than worrying about nothing, \u201cthe larger market is viewing it as a more predictable, sustainable source of salmon\u201d and that the sales figures are encouraging.<\/p>\n<p>But, salmon isn\u2019t the only genetically modified food that has arrived at our supermarkets. Behold &#8211; transgenic pork.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Genetically-modified salmon approved by FDA\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PQSArjT8j9o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Ordering food from the GM side of the menu<\/h2>\n<p>The two litters of pink, squealing piglets kept in a research facility at the University of Missouri look and sound no different than any other pigs on any other farm. But, there\u2019s nothing ordinary about them. In simple words \u2013 they have undergone a genetic makeover. But this wasn\u2019t done because someone would like to play Dr Frankenstein. The research teams from the University of Missouri and the Kansas State University made a new breed of pigs resistant to a disease that plagues swine. This new breed is immune to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS), a plague that spreads through pig populations like wildfire, leaving hog farmers with only the most painful option \u2013 euthanisation. According to lead researcher professor Alan Archibald, there\u2019s no need to feel uncomfortable about eating genetically modified pork. He <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-4253400\/Scientists-create-Frankenstein-pigs-resistance-virus.html\">assures<\/a> us that \u201cIn terms of the changes we have made, we have removed a very small piece of the egg genes. We haven\u2019t added anything that wasn\u2019t there in the first place, so consumers have nothing to worry about in that sense.\u201d So, bon appetite!<\/p>\n<h2>Regulations can\u2019t be one-size-fits-all when it comes to our food<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s completely understandable that people are sceptical of genetically modified food that they might soon find in supermarkets. Even Kevin Wells, an assistant professor at the University of Missouri, who worked with the PRRS-resistant pigs and sat on the federal advisory committee on the AquaBounty salmon, said that it\u2019s totally legitimate to pose questions such as whether \u201ca brand-new protein\u201d in GM animals could cause allergies in humans. And while transgenic animals might mitigate world hunger and make animals resistant to deadly diseases, we might still need more testing. But, sooner than many would expect, transgenic meat will be regarded the same as the \u2018non-enhanced\u2019 version.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Genetically modified animal products enter grocery stores You may have already tasted transgenic salmon &#8211; without knowing it was GM Ordering food from the GM side of the menu Regulations can\u2019t be one-size-fits-all when it comes to our food Being able to alter the genomes of living organisms has been an active quest for scientists [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45328,"parent":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2860],"tags":[4218],"article-type":[],"trends":[5476],"class_list":["post-57896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agriculture","tag-future","trends-biotech-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Genetically modified fish have reached our dinner tables. 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