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Using Genetic Modification to Make Fish Oils in Plants

Fish oils are an important part of our diets, with molecules such as e p a and d h a. excessive harvesting of ocean stocks is damaging marine eco systems. Jonathan napier has potentially found a solution to this problem using genetic modification. This differs from g editing, but he hopes that the precision breeding bill marks an important first step to gateway other g m produce down the line. He explained to chris what lup has been working on.

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