The FDA said that it has approved the salmon, produced by Massachusetts-based firm AquaBounty Technologies, "based on sound science and a comprehensive review" that found the product was safe for US consumers.
An idea voted "up" over one thousand times reads, "Can we make policy decisions that are based on sound science and that are data driven and quantifiable?
Are those policies based on sound science?
"Such decisions need to be based on sound science.
They are based on sound science and sound economics.
Any metric must be based on sound science and evidence.
Perhaps the mad cow discovery will lead to good policy decisions based on sound science.
These decisions must be based on sound science, not political ideology.
But is this based on sound science, or is it instead a cultural phenomenon using science to back it up?
There are some areas of the country where, based on sound science, it cannot be done safely.
"I think this listing process is very burdensome, and I don't think it's based on sound science," she said.
