FDA approves genetically modified pork for super market shelves

The GMO pork will be sold as German-style sausages and reportedly provides adequate nutrition for human consumption… It looks like Americans will never have to worry about a shortage of “sausage” as the sale of genetically modified pigs has officially been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Scientists at Washington State University developed the altered pork by using the gene-editing tool CRISPR, which takes DNA seen as more “desirable” and aritifically injects that DNA into other livestock, Daily Mail reports. The GMO pork will be sold as German-style sausages and reportedly provides adequate nutrition for human consumption. Washington State University professor Jon Oatley, who led the research on this project, explained that the project’s critical goal was to not only improve the quality of meat but also the ability for livestock to thrive in harsh environments, something he says will help increase protein sources in countries that are underdeveloped, the…