The chosen few will be key to the success of a $1.5 billion plan by Seafarms Group Ltd to build the largest shrimp farm in the developed world. Scientists are attempting to unlock the genome of the Black Tiger prawn to make a super invertebrate that will grow faster, fight disease more effectively and taste better than its free-roaming brethren. “We’ve got a real challenge globally to feed the world,’’ Seafarms director Chris Mitchell said in an interview. Next year, they plan to produce a first draft genome for the Black Tiger prawn. That’s more than four times Australia’s current annual prawn consumption.

Source: Mint September 15, 2016 15:33 UTC