santa got the boys ANOTHER fish tank....but he comes in Dec NOT Jan :) XXOOYFSB
----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Seeberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2003 1:01 PM Subject: Glowing fish to be first genetically changed pet > http://www.reuters.co.uk/printerFriendlyPopup.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=407 444 > > A little tropical fish that glows fluorescent red will be the first > genetically engineered pet, a Texas-based company has said. > The zebra fish were originally developed to detect environmental toxins, but > Alan Blake and colleagues at Yorktown Technologies, L.P. licensed them to > sell as pets. > > "These fish were bred to help fight environmental pollution," Blake said in > a telephone interview on Friday. "They were bred to fluoresce in the > presence of toxins." > > Scientists have for decades used a gene called green fluorescent protein, > taken from jellyfish, to help in research. The fish, sold under the > trademarked name GloFish, carry a similar gene taken from a sea coral that > makes it glow all the time. > > Blake said there is no evidence the fish will pose any threat to the > environment. Normal zebra fish are commonly used in aquariums and cannot > survive in non-tropical waters. > > "They are very bright under any type of light," Blake said. "Under > ultraviolet light in a dark room they will appear to be glowing in the > dark." > > Blake, who before he set up the new business ran an Internet company, says > he did not have a particular interest in fish before. "I had an aquarium > when I was about 10," he said. > > The fish, developed at the National University of Singapore by researcher > Zhiyuan Gong, are also available as pets in Taiwan, the company said. They > will sell for about $5 apiece at pet stores in January. > > > > xponent > > Glow Maru > > rob > > > _______________________________________________ > http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l > _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
