Tuesday, 13. January 2004
Topic: SCIENCE - on January 13, 2004 at 5:21:00 PM CET
Some see fluorescent fish as neon signs of trouble
Past the shark lagoon and piranha tanks at a Park Ridge pet store dart tiny fish that some consider far more alarming. The glowing red and green swimmers at the Living Sea Aquarium represent the vanguard in the brave new world of genetically engineered pets being sold across the United States. Marketed under such names as "Night Light Fish" and selling for up to $30 apiece, they gleam like inch-long neon signs, thanks to DNA transferred from sea coral and jellyfish.
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