Things discovered while researching fanfics, a series

[firecat]

You too can own genetically modified organisms. (Ornamental fish have been bred into all sorts of weird shapes and colors over the centuries, but these fish were made by SCIENCE.)
https://www.glofish.com

10 minute science video with delightfully weird animated illustrations explaining how genetic modification works and specifically how glowing fish were created.

Watch on YouTube

Comments

[senmut]

Nifty

[sabotabby]

Oh yeah, I saw a picture of a glowing axolotl and absolutely lost my mind.

[firecat]

That is utterly adorable in a psychdelic way

[silveradept]

It makes more sense for the fish to be used as biosensors than as pets, but I'm not surprised there are people who want glowing fish as pets.

[firecat]

Yes to both

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

I have seen these in pet shops. Very interesting!