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Unlike other genetically modified foods--so-called Frankenfoods--the supersalmon was born almost accidentally. About 20 years ago, a fish researcher in Newfoundland found that even though his saltwater tank had frozen, the flounder in it survived. Adapted to icy Canadian waters, the fish turned out to have a gene, known in other polar fishes, that produces an anti-freeze protein. While trying to splice this gene into salmon so it too could be grown in colder waters, scientists made a second accidental discovery: they found that while the gene didn't keep the salmon from freezing, a portion...
Immediately after the announcement, Ottawa Senators owner Rod Bryden triumphantly announced that he had "put away the 'For Sale' sign." NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman breathed a sigh of relief. And the response from the public resounded from the banks of Newfoundland to the shores of British Columbia...
...NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA St. John's Coast Onlookers on the rocky shore will be the first in North America to greet the new millennium --Free --50,000 to 100,000 expected...
Canada's 90 universities, all publicly funded, offer degree programs similar to those available at U.S. schools. The University of Toronto, for example, lists 300 separate degree programs. Many institutions also claim renowned or unusual specializations, such as polar studies at Trent; ocean science at Memorial University of Newfoundland, conflict resolution at the University of Winnipeg, and petroleum engineering at the University of Alberta...
...award is given in honor of two brothers who drowned trying to save their father in a boating accident off of Newfoundland...