Another Invasive Species?

itsfishingnotcatching · Apr 18, 2012

Just spotted this (albeit in "The Sun")
Toxic glow in genetically-modified fish is pollution clue | The Sun |Woman|Health|Health

To coin a well used phrase, what do you think?

no-one in particular · Apr 18, 2012

Don't like it, must be less freakish ways of testing for pollution and what happens if it cross breeds. And would it be more visible to predators and therefore less likely to survive.

barbelboi · Apr 18, 2012

I read about them earlier on another site - not sure what to think or how they intend to use them. I would assume that water samples are taken back to the lab and a fish lobbed in.........until the animal rights activists release them :wh
Jerry

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Lord Paul of Sheffield · Apr 18, 2012

No need for them on the mighty mighty Trent - cleanest best river in the world

peter crabtree · Apr 18, 2012

I reckon they've been eating Goo..........

itsfishingnotcatching · Apr 18, 2012

Lord Paul of Sheffield said:
No need for them on the mighty mighty Trent - cleanest best river in the world

Wouldn't that tidal bore drive them all out to sea:wh

waggy · Apr 18, 2012

Erm, the tidal bore goes inland.

dangermouse · Apr 18, 2012

itsfishingnotcatching said:
Wouldn't that tidal bore drive them all out to sea:wh

waggy said:
Erm, the tidal bore goes inland.

Is that a foul hooking?

jasonbean1 · Apr 18, 2012

liked this comment on it it...

"that means the river thames will be seen from outer space and beyond"

no need for them the ea know what the problems are..they'll probably be the must have toy at xmas... no other use for them other than to put them in a bowl and **** in it at a party!

dnahacker · Apr 24, 2012

Very close to home for me this one... basically what i do for a living...

the fish is GM it has had a small piece of DNA inserted that is under the control of an oestrogen receptor, when the fish is exposed to oestrogenic chemicals, the oestrogen binds to the receptor which turns on a signalling pathway, the inserted DNA is also "activated", the DNA codes for a naturally occurring protein called GFP or green fluorescent protein.

The idea with these "sentenal" animals is that they are simple to use and very sensitive to contamination

zebra fish are originally native to the south east Himalayas sso GM or not they would be regarded as invasive.. they are a standard laboratory model organism

Another Invasive Species?

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