Sea Creatures 101: Transgenic Fish: GloFish
It didn't take long for people to realize that fluorescent zebra fish would be an easy sell to aquarium buffs. Demand is high, and some states have outlawed the sale of the trademarked GloFish. Though profit is being made on the GloFish, part of the proceeds from sales of all GloFish goes back into research. if you would like more information on GloFish, click on the link below:
If you would like more information on transgenic fish, pro and con, click on these links:
http://www.fda.gov/cvm/index/consumer/tr...
http://www.enn.com/news/enn-stories/2001...
http://www.nature.com/cgi-taf/DynaPage.t...
http://www.iisgcp.org/research/aq/Annual...
Next month, I'll begin a short series on talented fish. See you then!
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