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Biotechnology has improved to the point that now fish and livestock can be engineered to have beneficial traits. The technology will become increasingly relevant in trade negotiations as demographics, dietary patterns and climate change even more.

Global: Engineering the Future of Our Food

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Biotechnology company, AquaBounty, sold 4.5 metric tons of genetically modified salmon Aug. 4 on the open Canadian market. The seminal transaction occurred after Canadian authorities approved the fish for human consumption in 2016. The sale marks a long-awaited victory for the company that has spent the better part of three decades working to bring their fast-growing salmon to dinner tables.

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Global: Engineering the Future of Our Food

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