Fish gene” apparently spliced into the tomato. Manmade horrors indeed.

Fish gene” apparently spliced into the tomato. Manmade horrors indeed.

DNA Plant Technology of Oakland, California (which has since gone out of business) was the company responsible for inserting a fish gene into a tomato. In that case, an "anti-freeze" gene that helps flounder survive frigid waters was spliced into tomato cells to enhance the plant's resistance to cold.