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California Bans Genegineered Fish
Cheeko writes "California regulators have announced that they are blocking the sale of genetically engineered fish. The arguments of the regulators seem to echo some of those discussed earlier here."
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Need I say more?
Genetically engineered actors and actresses will be all the rage in a few years. The pets will be nothing in comparison.
i for one welcome our genetically modified pet fish overlords.
Damn! evolution stopped in CA...
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Thank God, that someone has seen the light and banned this genetic monsters. I think it's wrong to genetically alter any living being since it is not our place to decide what a species should or shouldn't do.
There's already enough glowing fish in the Petaluma river...if you want on so bad just bring a net and a bio-hazard suit.
i read jurassic park, the fish would just spontaneously switch sex. come to think of it, so would i, if i were genetically modified.
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Like everything else, the fish were likely found to cause cancer in the state of California.
So now they are cool rebellious black market items. Instead of stupid glowing fish. Yay.
I'm sure the RIAA is behind this
I'm no eco-head, nor am I trolling here, but everything will impact the ecosystem in one or more ways.
:)
In the case of genetically engineered trees, how does one such tree (parts, stuff, etc.) biodegrading affect the environment? Will that spur some fun new super-efficient/robust termite evolution?
But a more important question (and more on topic), how many of these fish does a cat need to ingest to get the cat to glow?
.sigs are for post^Hers.
So much for my plan to use fish as a night light.
...only outlaws will have glowfish.
More importantly, what do I need to do to get ME to glow? Please limit answers to non-lethal solutions :)
.sigs are for post^Hers.
Those "agricultural checkpoints" as you cross the state line into California just got more fun.
"Do you have any fruits or vegetables or seeds?"
"No."
"Well, how about genetically engineered fish?"
"Aw, crap...I mean, NO!"
"We're going to have to search your car. Please get out of the vehicle."
Because you just can't be too careful, no Master and Slave fish either!!!
maybe the socializing tuna (article posted right before this one) scared them...and they decided to stop the selling of genetically socialized tuna.
Google, please define: genegineer.
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"I'm sorry Dave, you're just making shit up."
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Is it okay if I have a fish with big glowing letters spelling out "Jesus" on either side? There can't possibly be a moral problem with that, so it must be legal, right?
.. and check the weather forecast - they finally found something too weird for California.
And it was AFTER electing Ahnold as Governor.
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I don't want to start a holy war here, but what is the deal with you glow-in-the-dark zebra fish fanatics? I've been sitting here at my freelance gig in front of an aquarium (a 40 gallon with 10 glow-in-the-dark zebra fish) for about 20 minutes now while the glow-in-the-dark zebra fish attempts to swim from one side of the aquarium to the other. 20 minutes. At home, in my 10 gallon aquarium with angelfish, which by all standards should be a lot slower than danios, the same operation would take about 2 minutes. If that. In addition, during this swim, the fish are not glowing. And all the other fish have ground to a halt. Even their gills are straining to keep up as I type this.
I won't bore you with the laundry list of other problems that I've encountered while working on various glow-in-the-dark zebra fish, but suffice it to say there have been many, not the least of which is that I've never seen a glow-in-the-dark zebra fish that has swum faster than its non-glow-in-the-dark counterpart, despite the glow-in-the-dark zebra fish's flashier genetic architecture. My betta with its long, trailing fins swims faster than this glow-in-the-dark zebra fish at times. From a productivity standpoint, I don't get how people can claim that glow-in-the-dark danios are a "superior" fish.
Glow-in-the-dark fish addicts, flame me if you'd like, but I'd rather hear some intelligent reasons why anyone would choose to use a glow-in-the-dark fish over other faster, cheaper, more stable fish.
Out here, we'll increase your breast size and suck some fat out of you in the same session. We'll have bee's sting your lips to make them poutier. We'll put a mild form of the plague in your forehead to get rid of your wrinkles. Would you rather not sweat? We've got a cream to prevent it. Want a smaller dog? How about a toy poodle instead of a regular sized one. Bloodhound's too tall? How about a basset. Don't like your hair color? Pick up some dye. Don't like your hair texture? Have a transplant. Drink too much? Have we got a liver for you...
Want a pink fish instead of a black and white one? What are you some kind of sick-o?
Oh and by the way... we don't use Master/Slave anymore around here. It offends people. We'll provide you with a newer abridged dictionary when we can settle the debate on whether or not we can still refer to fairies as fruit.
I can't.
As I've pointed out, I've got a penis.
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So you're saying sterility is hereditary then?
[note to the anal: I know I just oversimplified genetics].
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