SCIE 1P51 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Bioaccumulation, Rodenticide, Percy Schmeiser
10 Dec 2015
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Gm salmon awaiting approval from the fda. Chinook salmon with dna from an ocean pout (eel) Salmons going to mature and get to an average weight a lot faster. Chinook salmon take ~7 years to mature. Cheaper to farm, make sure that the next generation is fertile, lamb bases. Fda still at evaluation stage (~20 years) Canada- approved sale of ge salmon eggs november 2013 now facing legal challenges, ge= genetically engineered. Schmeiser charged with reusing a growing patented seed without a. Schmeiser claimed the seeds blew onto his field from the neighbor"s. The courts sided with monsanto for a patent violation, a fine with contract adjacent field. An appeal to the supreme court of canada recognized the violation but exempted the fine because the farmer had no benefit from the seeds. Canada was the first nation to prohibit patents on higher organisms (e. g. environmental impacts: European union limits imports of hormone-treated beef. Pests: interferes with humans welfate or activities.
