FISH OF COLOR

Glo-Fish

Many people do not know how far genetic engineering has gone.  An example is the Glo-Fish, now readily available in the United States, except for California, where they are prohibited.  It was engineered in 1999 when green fluorescent protein from a jellyfish was injected into a zebra-fish embryo.  This made it part of the genome of the recipient fish.  They were first marketed in the USA in 2003.  Glo-fish are able to reproduce.

Glo-Fish are prohibited in Canada and the European Union.

We can but wonder where future genetic experimentation will lead us - Glo-Humans, perhaps?  One wonders also if some of the mystery animals reported in cryptozoology might not be genetically engineered and released either by accident or intentionally.