Genetically modified crops will be the only sustainable way of solving Britain’s dietary shortcomings, scientists claim. Barely one in four British adults consumes close to the recommended quantities of critical omega 3 fatty acids found chiefly in oily fish. Genetic engineering is the sole practical means of getting more of them into the food chain without damaging fragile fish stocks, researchers said…Crops enhanced with genes from algae…can make DHA and EPA. These can then be used as feed to boost the quantities found in chicken and other animal products.

Experimental GM linseed and oilseed rape have been produced at Rothamsted Research, in Hertfordshire, which expects to seek regulatory approval for commercial use within three to five years.

—Mark Henderson, Science Editor, TimesOnline.co.uk, 11/16/07