FDA proposes approval process for genetically modified animals
Saturday, September 20, 2008 - 11:14
in Biology & Nature
The regulations would treat genetically engineered creatures like drugs. Critics suggest environmental concerns aren't being given proper weight. The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday opened the way for a bevy of genetically engineered salmon, cows and other animals to leap from the laboratory to the marketplace, unveiling an approval process that would treat the modified creatures like drugs.