[extropy-chat] Glowing fish to be first genetically changed pet

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A little tropical fish that glows fluorescent red will be the first
genetically engineered pet. The zebra fish were originally developed to
detect environmental toxins, but a company licensed them to sell as pets.
The fish, sold under the trademarked name GloFish, carry a gene taken from a
sea coral that makes it glow all the time.
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, and under
ultraviolet light in a dark room they will appear to be glowing in the dark.
The fish will sell for about $5 apiece at pet stores in January.
http://www.segrestfarms.com/index.ihtml?skipintro=1
Seagrest Farms have a page with pictures of the GloFish and a FAQ. This nice
bit of apparently irrelevant news may well be a milestone for the acceptance
of genetic engineering in our everyday life.