AquaBounty is a pioneering biotechnology company utilizing modern molecular biology to improve aquaculture productivity in a safe and environmentally sustainable manner.
To play a significant part in 'The Blue Revolution' by bringing together biological sciences and molecular technology to enable an aquaculture industry capable of large-scale, efficient, and environmentally sustainable production of high quality seafood. Increased growth rates, enhanced resistance to disease, better feed-conversion rates, manageable breeding cycles, and more efficient use of aquatic production systems are all important components of a sustainable aquaculture industry.
The global market for aquaculture is expected to reach USD 202.96 billion by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Aquaculture includes farming of aquatic organisms such as mollusks, fish, crustaceans and other aquatic flora and …
Rep. Rodney Davis, Acting Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology and Foreign Agriculture, today held a public hearing to consider the benefits of biotechnology. Witnesses included professors from Cornell University, Harvard University, and Tuskegee University, …
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) released the results of their study on the attitudes of Australians towards science and technology. According to the report authored by Craig Cormick, there is generally a high level of interest and …
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has adamantly voiced support for genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in a 65-minute keynote address and moderated discussion during the Biotechnology Industry Organization‘s (BIO) annual conference in San Diego, California. Clinton told thousands …
You have to give the National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) some credit for the nerve to tackle one of the big dogs that has taken a huge bite out of the livestock industry for several decades now. In a …
The booklet Agricultural Biotechnology (A Lot More Than Just GM Crops) explains and compares tools of agri-biotech including conventional breeding, tissue culture and micropropagation, molecular breeding and marker-assisted selection, and genetic engineering. It also includes a section on “Answers to …
