GMO Tomato Swims and Squirms When Exposed to Salt

DNA Plant Technology of Oakland, California (which has since gone out of business) was the company responsible for inserting a fish gene into a tomato. In that case, an "anti-freeze" gene that helps flounder survive frigid waters was spliced into tomato cells to enhance the plant's resistance to cold.

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