Assessment:: GM Salmon

In science class, we are doing assessment *as you all know*. My topic was on genetically modified, or GM, foods. Our group had to choose a food, so we chose salmon. I found out a lot of facts on GM salmon.

• Fox example, it can cause diseases and human health issues. Many scientists are still trying to decide whether it will be sold on the market.
• Also, the reason why fish farmers and scientists are working on altering the genes of salmon is so that the salmon will grow faster. At about the same age, the GM salmon are probably about double the weight and size of a normal salmon. If you go here, you can see the difference in size between a normal or a modified fish. I found this picture online and it was the best picture that I had seen where it really shows the difference.
• I learned by going to this site that GM salmon, if approved, might be on the market in 2008. That's less than a year away!

I do not think that GM salmon should be available on the market for anyone and everyone to see and buy. I think that with all of the risks associated with GM salmon, people who want it should be examined before-hand to make sure that they wouldn't have some kind of reaction from it. I probably won't end up trying it because I don't like fish, so I wouldn't know if it would taste any different once altered. I don't think that it will, but you never know!