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Would you get these genetically engineered fish that glow in the dark? TAIPEI, Taiwan, Aug. 4 — Their weird glowing green color makes them look like they’ve been swimming in a nuclear plant’s spent fuel pond. But the zebra fish on sale in Taipei shops have an even stranger background: They’re the latest in genetically modified fish, and their bodies contain DNA from jelly fish, making them shimmer in the dark. Shopkeepers call them “Night Pearls.” Some have nicknamed them “Frankenfish.” Their makers at the Taipei-based Taikong Corp. use the less catchy name “TK-1” — the world’s first genetically engineered fluorescent fish. http://www.msnbc.com/news/946498.as...

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GuavaVera Female, 30-39 Southern US Joined: 19 yrs, 3 mos ago 14,610 Posts	18 yrs ago, 8 mos ago - Friday 9/5/03 - 5:14:11 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message Frankenfish!
smurf_man Male, 18-29 Canada Joined: 20 yrs, 3 mos ago 8,975 Posts	18 yrs ago, 8 mos ago - Friday 9/5/03 - 5:22:59 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message I might consider buying one. It just depends on how much they cost.
iamthespork Female, 13-17 Southern US Joined: 18 yrs, 9 mos ago 1,361 Posts	18 yrs ago, 8 mos ago - Saturday 9/20/03 - 8:57:37 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message those are some freaky fish! imainge having a couple of those swimming around in little fishie bowls at a rave. @_@ yeah, id get one!
Cadence Female, 18-29 Canada Joined: 18 yrs, 9 mos ago 1,509 Posts	18 yrs ago, 8 mos ago - Saturday 9/20/03 - 9:10:55 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message too cool.... don't agree w\ the genetic alterations but the glowing part is kinda neat!
rainilauryn Female, 13-17 Midwest US Joined: 19 yrs, 4 mos ago 451 Posts	18 yrs ago, 8 mos ago - Tuesday 9/23/03 - 1:31:51 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message Those aren't new...they've been around for a long time now. I've never had one, and they're not expensive...but after awhile the glowy-ness fades. But wait! I think the pet shop people said those ones had flourescent dye injected into them or something, but I swear they look just like the ones in the picture. I think it's the same thing. Either way, I don't buy fish...I feel bad for them, I mean, they have no lives, and they're not really any fun. Plus, it's really easy for them to just die...yeah, I'll stick to pets that don't live in water.
mandi_c69 Female, 18-29 Western US Joined: 20 yrs, 1 mos ago 8,787 Posts	18 yrs ago, 8 mos ago - Tuesday 9/23/03 - 1:39:15 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message Glow in the dark fish is a spiffy concept but the genetic altering of them is weird to me.
khaki Female, 40-49 Western US Joined: 19 yrs, 8 mos ago 7,111 Posts	18 yrs ago, 8 mos ago - Tuesday 9/23/03 - 1:53:58 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message Sounds cool, but I bet some idiot dumps them in a pond somewhere and bingo, ecological nightmare.
sal1981 Male, 30-39 Europe Joined: 19 yrs, 1 mos ago 6,915 Posts	18 yrs ago, 6 mos ago - Monday 11/3/03 - 5:50:32 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message ^^^That's exactly the kindda ignorance and fear people show for genetic research and genetic modification, that I've been saying (writing) all this time.
KikiPeepers Female, 30-39 Midwest US Joined: 19 yrs, 10 mos ago 83,501 Posts	18 yrs ago, 6 mos ago - Monday 11/3/03 - 7:48:50 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message Ignorance and fear? Where did you get that from? Khaki is completely right that if they were released into the wild, they may cause severe ecological problems. ANY species new to an area would, even if they weren't cloned.
xbrunettiex Female, 18-29 Europe Joined: 18 yrs, 7 mos ago 3,736 Posts	18 yrs ago, 6 mos ago - Monday 11/3/03 - 7:50:39 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message well i gues they are safer than candles.
zombie Female, 18-29 Western US Joined: 19 yrs, 5 mos ago 9,212 Posts	18 yrs ago, 6 mos ago - Monday 11/3/03 - 7:51:27 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message Yeah Id buy some those are cool
S.A Female, 13-17 Europe Joined: 18 yrs, 6 mos ago 138 Posts	18 yrs ago, 5 mos ago - Friday 11/28/03 - 2:59:38 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message They wudn't match the decor in my room
dogspit Male, 40-49 Western US Joined: 19 yrs, 11 mos ago 858 Posts	18 yrs ago, 5 mos ago - Friday 11/28/03 - 4:09:48 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message Oh yeah !
auronguardia Male, 13-17 Western US Joined: 18 yrs, 6 mos ago 296 Posts	18 yrs ago, 5 mos ago - Monday 12/1/03 - 7:49:29 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message Yea, they look really cool.
andybarron Male, 30-39 Eastern US Joined: 18 yrs, 11 mos ago 10,108 Posts	18 yrs ago, 5 mos ago - Friday 12/5/03 - 1:09:04 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message Can you cook them?
CzarNicky Male, 30-39 Midwest US Joined: 20 yrs, 9 mos ago 44,615 Posts	18 yrs ago, 5 mos ago - Friday 12/5/03 - 1:09:04 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message If they are compatible with my white cloud mountain minnows yes I would.
lithium86 Male, 18-29 Europe Joined: 20 yrs ago 38,434 Posts	18 yrs ago, 5 mos ago - Friday 12/5/03 - 1:10:42 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message Heh. "I think selling genetically modified fish as pets is wrong."
camelboy Male, 40-49 Eastern US Joined: 19 yrs, 6 mos ago 24,285 Posts	18 yrs ago, 5 mos ago - Friday 12/5/03 - 1:20:06 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message Nah, that makes me a little uncomfortable.
KikiPeepers Female, 30-39 Midwest US Joined: 19 yrs, 10 mos ago 83,501 Posts	18 yrs ago, 5 mos ago - Thursday 12/11/03 - 1:36:12 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message FDA Will Not Regulate GloFish
lethalpotato Female, 18-29 Western US Joined: 18 yrs, 5 mos ago 316 Posts	18 yrs ago, 5 mos ago - Thursday 12/11/03 - 5:36:06 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message Hahah that would be kinda cool. I could put it in my room as a night light.
LeananSiDhe Female, 30-39 Southern US Joined: 19 yrs, 9 mos ago 39,672 Posts	18 yrs ago, 5 mos ago - Thursday 12/11/03 - 6:09:14 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message The fish are sterile. If someone decided to dump them somewhere you wouldn't have to worry about glofish cross-breeding procreation.
KikiPeepers Female, 30-39 Midwest US Joined: 19 yrs, 10 mos ago 83,501 Posts	18 yrs ago, 5 mos ago - Friday 12/12/03 - 9:17:59 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message Would they eat other species?
carterweevie Male, 40-49 Canada Joined: 18 yrs, 11 mos ago 12,737 Posts	18 yrs ago, 5 mos ago - Friday 12/12/03 - 9:20:51 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message I think allowing this would set a disturbing trend.
BlackNPurple Female, 13-17 Canada Joined: 18 yrs, 6 mos ago 54 Posts	18 yrs ago, 5 mos ago - Wednesday 12/17/03 - 1:45:34 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message No, I wouldn't be able to get to sleep!
KikiPeepers Female, 30-39 Midwest US Joined: 19 yrs, 10 mos ago 83,501 Posts	18 yrs ago, 4 mos ago - Sunday 1/18/04 - 5:35:38 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message Lawsuit seeks to block sales of GloFish

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