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Transgenics: AquaBounty Salmon and the Enviropig
A fast-growing salmon may be the first genetically altered animal on American dinner tables. If it's approved, there will be more to come. What are the benefits? What are the risks to human beings, the environment and the animals themselves? Also, the Israelis and Palestinians agree to talk. On Reporter's Notebook, will "the merchant of death" set foot on American soil?
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenA fast-growing salmon may be the first genetically altered animal on American dinner tables. If it's approved, there will be more to come. What are the benefits? What are the risks to human beings, the environment and the animals themselves? Also, the Israelis and Palestinians agree to talk, and a court in Thailand has ordered Viktor Bout extradited to the United States. We hear why he’s called "the man who makes war possible."
Banner image: Enviropigs ™
