Giant Franken Salmon is Coming
Chris Kaplan
7-12-10
Genetic modification takes a step away from agricultural crops such as corn and soy and turns its focus to creating salmon for human consumption. The stress from over fishing and the long maturation growth of salmon (taking as long as three years to fully develop) proved the ideal target to allow the continuation of high production and consumption behavior.
從農業作物如玉米和大豆的基因改造尚差一步，和重點轉移去創造鮭魚供人類食用。壓力來自過度捕魚和鮭魚的長成熟期增長（充分發展要長達 3年）證明理想的目標，去允許繼續高生產和消費行為。
The genetically modified salmon, called AquAdvantage, has been implemented with genetic material from an eel-like species called ocean pout that grows all year round. The splice in genetic makeup allows the salmon to reach full size in 18 months. Being genetically modified, the GM salmon is sterile, and hopes to offer a safe way to breed in fish farms without the threat to the refined genes to become integrated into the ecological gene pool.
轉基因三文魚稱為 AquAdvantage，已被實行以來自一鰻魚類物種叫做海洋噘嘴的遺傳物質，那可全年生長。在基因構成的接合使三文魚能在18個月到達完全體積，作為被基因改做的，轉基因鮭魚是不育的，並希望提供一個安全的方式在魚場飼養，對精煉的基因沒有威脅，以變成融入生態基因庫。
Unfortunately, there are risks that accompany genetic manipulation. According to Lord Melchett, policy director at the Soil Association, once an animals genes has been introduced to those from another animal the "DNA becomes unstable, and there is no guarantee that these fish would remain sterile," which poses a huge risk to wild salmon, and could have devastating effects.
不幸的是，有風險伴隨著基因操縱。根據土壤協會的政策董事梅爾切特爵士，一旦一類動物的基因已被引入到那些來自另一動物的，“DNA會變得不穩定，和不能保證這些魚仍將保持不育”，這對野生鮭魚構成巨大的風險，並可能造成災難性的影響。
Though genetically modified food is no stranger to human consumption, the potential negatives are still unseen. Despite the use of genetically modified agriculture, it has been recently revealed that most animal products already available for purchase in supermarkets, such as meat, eggs, or dairy, are from livestock fed with genetically modified food. Though there are feasibly risks involved with the consumption of genetically modified food, they will not be made apparent until after long term exposure and studies.
Meanwhile we continue act destructively with our resources by over-producing and over-consuming, and in the words of Lord Melchett, "There is no such thing as a free salmon lunch and we will pay the price." At the very least we can hope that existing salmon won't have to pay the price, ocean life has already taken enough from us.
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