WASHINGTON (AP) — Papa salmon plus mama salmon equals ... baby trout?
Japanese researchers put a new spin on surrogate parenting as they engineered one fish species to produce another, in a quest to preserve endangered fish.
Idaho scientists begin the next big step next month, trying to produce a type of salmon highly endangered in that state — the sockeye — this time using more plentiful trout as surrogate parents.
More cool science stuff. Although I do have to feel sorry for the poor salmon father. You just know he's going to get a ton of shit from the other fish about his trout son... ;)
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The only time Idaho makes the news it is something weird (or disgusting, i.e. Senators in restrooms).
I bet that little bugger is good eatin' tho!
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