glofish

[George Thompson]

A topic for much debate. A fish that glows itself. Does this mean
the purchase of a light for my tank is redundant?

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/22/science/22FISH.html?ex=1070082000&en=aa83a1b9b521306a&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE

http://www.glofish.com/pictures.asp

[Donald Kerns]

George Thompson wrote:

> A topic for much debate. A fish that glows itself. Does this mean
> the purchase of a light for my tank is redundant?
>
>
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/22/science/22FISH.html?ex=1070082000&en=aa83a1b9b521306a&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE
>
> http://www.glofish.com/pictures.asp

They actually most "glow" under black light...

-D
--
"Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving
that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the
proof." -Galbraith's Law

[Sandi Martin]

These GloFish sound like they are going to be very cool. I can't
wait. I read on http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=scienceNews&storyID=3873977&section=news

that they will glow naturally under regular light but extra bright
under ultra violet or black light. Though it looks bright enough
without black light in those photos. Sign me up!


(George Thompson) wrote in message >...
> A topic for much debate. A fish that glows itself. Does this mean
> the purchase of a light for my tank is redundant?
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/22/science/22FISH.html?ex=1070082000&en=aa83a1b9b521306a&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE
>
> http://www.glofish.com/pictures.asp

[ponder]

DO you know how they make them glow?
They used to have those tetras with the blueberry or strawberry colors, they
injected them with the coloring and put it in the food, but if you did not
have the food, which they don't sell, the color was gone in 7 months or so.
Just wondering if this was the same thing?

"George Thompson" > wrote in message
om...
> A topic for much debate. A fish that glows itself. Does this mean
> the purchase of a light for my tank is redundant?
>
>
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/22/science/22FISH.html?ex=1070082000&en=aa83a1b9b521306a&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE
>
> http://www.glofish.com/pictures.asp

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no, this is not the same thing. this is a gene for luminescence inserted into the
tetras genome. INgrid

"ponder" > wrote:

>DO you know how they make them glow?
>They used to have those tetras with the blueberry or strawberry colors, they
>injected them with the coloring and put it in the food, but if you did not
>have the food, which they don't sell, the color was gone in 7 months or so.
>Just wondering if this was the same thing?
>
>"George Thompson" > wrote in message
om...
>> A topic for much debate. A fish that glows itself. Does this mean
>> the purchase of a light for my tank is redundant?
>>
>>
>http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/22/science/22FISH.html?ex=1070082000&en=aa83a1b9b521306a&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE
>>
>> http://www.glofish.com/pictures.asp
>



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[E.Otter]

Of all the stupid things to waste research on.... I really hope this is
just a wierd byproduct of someone's quest to cure cancer or solve word
hunger and not a deliberate decision of "hey, lets make glow-in-the-dark
fish. Oh yes, put our top researchers on that."

Ugly looking fish too.
E.Otter

[Miss Vikki Australia / Mystery Girl]

Ugly fish ha ha the one that always gets me going is a big fresh water fish
that lives in Australia's rivers

It is called the Grouper they are just massive and very ugly with the
biggest mouth ever just sitting there big
fat lips perhaps like Mick Jagger if you wanted to see request contact
offline and I will send you a pic of one

"E.Otter" > wrote in message
hlink.net...
> Of all the stupid things to waste research on.... I really hope this is
> just a wierd byproduct of someone's quest to cure cancer or solve word
> hunger and not a deliberate decision of "hey, lets make glow-in-the-dark
> fish. Oh yes, put our top researchers on that."
>
> Ugly looking fish too.
> E.Otter
>
>

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OTOH, if they are screwing around with the genes of some fish they arent screwing
around with the genes in our food!!! Ingrid

"E.Otter" > wrote:

>Of all the stupid things to waste research on.... I really hope this is
>just a wierd byproduct of someone's quest to cure cancer or solve word
>hunger and not a deliberate decision of "hey, lets make glow-in-the-dark
>fish. Oh yes, put our top researchers on that."
>
>Ugly looking fish too.
>E.Otter
>



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www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.