It is a fast-growing North Atlantic salmon that contains a new Chinook salmon growth hormone gene and a DNA regulatory sequence that keeps the gene turned on all year instead of only during the warmer months, as in nature.

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However, skepticism about the safety of that drug has led to nearly a decade of failed attempts to get a gene therapy past regulatory hurdles in Western Countries.

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