Peru is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the genetically modified guinea pig that appears on menus across the country. Developed in 2004 by the National Institute of Agrarian Innovation ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Peruvian authorities on Thursday celebrated two decades since the creation of a genetically modified breed ...

"Peru", the genetically modified guinea pig, celebrated two decades on Thursday. The genetically modified breed of guinea pig was created in the middle of one of the institute’s farms where ...

For more than 5,000 years, cute little guinea pigs have been the center of many cultural activities and local cuisine for Peruvian communities and indigenous tribes. Today, this tiny animal has a ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru on Thursday celebrated two decades since the creation of a genetically modified breed of guinea pig, a rodent whose meat has formed a part of the diet of people in the ...

The genetically modified breed of guinea pig — known as cuy locally — is called “Peru.” It was created in 2004 at the National Institute of Agrarian Innovation, Juan Solórzano ...

The point has now been made, the plummeting numbers reflecting the fact that the message got through; but the guinea pigs are still in the buffer zone. They arrived with very different ...