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Feb 5, 2023

Auburn University researchers combining alligator, catfish DNA: ‘Who would have thought to do this?’

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, food, genetics

It sounds like the start of a Southern gothic horror thriller. Auburn University scientists have been putting alligator DNA in catfish. It’s delicious, but with less chance for infection. Don’t worry, it won’t bite back. MIT Technology Review recently highlighted the work of Rex Dunham, Baofeng Su and their colleagues at Auburn University, who have used genetic modification to reduce problems of disease in catfish farming.

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