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On the recordApril 4, 2017
Despite all of this immense opposition, in November 2015, the FDA approved AquaBounty Technologies' application for this new animal drug process.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski discusses the FDA's approval of genetically engineered salmon despite public opposition.

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