EdgeKrusher
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Just thought some of you might find this interesting.
Fight in California over gene-altered 'GloFish' pets
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EK
Fight in California over gene-altered 'GloFish' pets
Peace
EK
Originally posted by ScottT1980
As long as these fish do not get into the natural population, then I have no problem...
Originally posted by SaltyQueen
I have posted this before, & my opinion on this still stands- this is just wrong. Imagine how many fish were killed or tortured during the development of this new "glo fish", all so people can have pretty glowing fish! Horrible!
RED FISH, BLUE FISH, GLOW-IN-THE-DARK FISH
Want to add some pizazz to your aquarium? A Taiwanese scientist has devised a way to make otherwise colorless fish glow neon green in the dark. Professor H.J. Tsai at National Taiwan University works this biological magic by injecting a protein extracted from jellyfish into the fertilized eggs of rice fish. He also uses a protein from coral to make the fish glow a vibrant reddish pink. Opponents of genetic engineering fear that these creatures could be crossbred with wild species, creating a glowing school of Frankenfish. To keep them from spreading their glowing DNA,the distributor, Taikong International, sterilizes them all.
INVENTOR: H.J. Tsai
AVAILABILITY: Now, $7.50 each (in parts of Europe and Asia but not in the U.S.)
TO LEARN MORE: www.azoo.com.tw
Originally posted by Woodstock
Genetically altering or selectively breeding are close cousins. Think about it. :smirk: