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British biotechnologists say their newly developed, genetically modified cress-like vegetable may help relieve the growing pressure on depleting fish stocks. They created the new strain of Arabidopsis--a relative of the cabbage--by adding two genes from algae and a third from a fungus. The gene-altered vegetable contains more omega-3 and -6 fatty acids than normal varieties. Also, the oil-rich plants are contamination-free--unlike fish, which can ...