Key tilapia genome offers boost to global food security

From
WorldFish
Published on
09.02.23
Impact Area
Nutrition, health & food security

Genetically improved farmed tilapia (GIFT) in Jitra, Malaysia. Photo by WorldFish.

A collaboration between the Earlham Institute, the Roslin Institute, and WorldFish has produced this fundamental resource for fish breeders looking to develop strains that grow bigger, grow quickly, and have improved resilience to the environmental challenges of a warming planet.

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