The fish grows twice as fast as normal salmon, so it reaches market size more quickly. It has an added growth hormone from the Pacific Chinook salmon that allows the fish to produce growth hormone all year long. The engineers were able to keep the hormone active by using another gene from an eel-like fish called an ocean pout that acts like an "on" switch for the hormone. Typical Atlantic salmon produce the growth hormone for only part of the year.
這種魚的生長速度是普通三文魚的兩倍,能更快速地上市.它體內含有從太平洋奇努克三文魚身上提取的激素,可以使之一整年不斷產生生長激素.工程師用另一種類似鰻魚的大洋鱈魚基因保持生長激素的活躍,促進AquAdvantage三文魚生長.普通三文魚一年內只有部分時間產生生長激素.
The FDA has also said the fish is unlikely to harm the environment. The fish would be bred female and sterile, though a very small percentage might still be able to breed. The company has argued the potential for escape is low.
食品藥品管理局表示該魚種損害環境的可能性很低.只養殖了雌魚和絕育魚,僅有一小部分仍能繁殖.該公司稱流入自然的可能性很低.
There is no evidence that the foods would be unsafe, but for some people, it's an ethical issue.
沒有證據證明這種魚不安全,但部分人認為這是個道德問題.
Some retailers have pledged not to sell the salmon, and it's still unclear whether the public will have an appetite for the fish if it is approved. Genetic engineering is already widely used for crops, but the government until now has not considered allowing the consumption of modified animals. Although the potential benefits and profits are huge, many people have qualms about manipulating the genetic code of other living creatures.
部分經銷商承諾不銷售這個品種,且批準后這種魚是否為大眾所接受還不得而知.基因工程已經在農作物上大規模應用,但政府直到現在才考慮允許轉基因動物的消費.雖然利益和利潤極大,許多人對于操縱改變其他生物遺傳密碼的行為感到不安.
Critics call the modified salmon a "frankenfish." They worry that it could cause human allergies and the eventual decimation of the natural salmon population if it escapes and breeds in the wild. Others believe breeding engineered animals is an ethical issue.
批評者將這種轉基因三文魚稱為"科學怪魚"（美國一部恐怖電影名）他們擔心造成人類過敏,且一旦流入自然后繁殖,造成天然三文魚的滅絕.還有人認為繁殖轉基因動物是不道德的.
