Re: GloFish Zebra Danio Question

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 03:51:29 GMT, "Dinky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
rec.aquaria.freshwater.misc   : 
  
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>> Zebra fish, which are 1-1/2 inches long and normally light gray with black
>stripes, are widely used
>> in biomedical laboratories for research in genetics, molecular biology and
>vertebrate development.
>> Geneticists began splicing the fluorescent genes of jellyfish into
>zebra-fish eggs to act as genetic
>> markers or to "light up" in the presence of toxins.
>>
>> Initially, researchers used the green fluorescent protein isolated from a
>jellyfish to produce green
>> fish, and then altered the proteins to create yellow fish. More recently,
>they cloned the red
>> fluorescent protein from the IndoPacific sea anemone to create red fish.
>>
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>Correct. However, being red/green whatever *all the time* rather than just
>in the precense of the toxins they were working with was an error that
>turned out to be profitable.
>    Incidentally, several other countries, including the UK, have already
>outlawed genetically engineered pets of many kinds.
>
>billy
>


Ok I see what you are saying now.

I don't see a problem with these fish.