genetic modification in food we eat..

This ugly fish is called the Ocean Pout. It really does look as if it's had Botox in it's lips :~))

It has antifreeze proteins in its blood, giving it the ability to survive in the near-freezing waters off the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of New England and eastern Canada.

Among other things,it eats these weird mollusks: Sand dollars

Scientists have done studies wherein genes are taken from the ocean pout and a growth hormone regulating gene from a Pacific Chinook salmon, and implanted them into salmon in an attempt to make the latter grow faster. These genes transfer the ocean pout's tolerance for extremely cold waters to the salmon, allowing it to grow year-round. The fish grows to market size in 16 to 18 months rather than three years.

Controversy has arisen, as some view the altered fish as a potential threat to ordinary salmon if it is ever allowed to enter the wild, though the fish is believed to be safe for human consumption.

There is genetically modified yeast to grow antifreeze proteins based on a gene from the ocean pout, and use it to improve the consistency and storage properties of ice cream