MUST SEE: Glow-In-The-Dark-Fish!!!

[peppermint22]

Here's something from my local newspaper about the going-ons in a neighbouring country yesterday:

 

"Glowing green fish have invaded the island and could soon be swimming into aquariums here.

 

If approved, the hardy ricefish which contain glow-in-the-dark jellyfish fluorescence genes, could become the rirst genetically modified (GM) animals on sale here.

 

The animal's creators, Taipei-based pet store chain Taikong Corporation, said that the fish, named TK-1, had been on the market in Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong and Malaysia for about three months.

 

The fish are also expected to enter the United States market later this month.

 

Taikong said it would be producing more than 100,000 of the fish monthly.

 

So far, only the neon-green version has been put on sale. But later versions will include a genetically modified red fish and a fish with both green and red coloration.

 

Taikong stressed that the fish on sale have been made sterile to prevent them from contaminating the environment.

 

When contacted, the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA), which is in charge of tropical fish imports, said such fish should be declared and, like all other GMproducts arriving here, have to be assessed by the Genetic Modification Advisory Committee, the national watchdog for GM organisms..."

 

from The Star newspaper, 22 July 2003