A Saskatchewan fisherman recently caught a world-record breaking rainbow trout. The fist weighed in at 48 pounds and was pulled from Lake Diefenbaker. The interesting thing about this story is that the fish came from that lake, in which genetically engineered trout had escaped 9 years ago. In 2007 another world-record rainbow trout had been caught, it weighed 47 pounds.
There is some controversy as to if these fish should get to hold the record, since the genetically engineered trout who escaped were modified to grow large. The argument is, if these fish are the escaped, enhanced kind, then they shouldn't hold any record.
The real question should be, why are we genetically modifying fish to grow large. Companies can’t sale genetically modified corn and many countries have laws severely restricting genetically modified foods. Would you want to eat anything that had been created in a lab?
Check out the picture at:http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/15/48-pound-trout-world-record-or-genetic-cheat/
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