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Shinigami         Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001    | Throwing an interesting current event your way. Apparently they found the gene related to the egg spots found on the fins of the haplochromine mouthbrooders. I thought it was interesting, anyway. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/11/071115083711.htm http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/item.php?news=1457 -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian. |
 Posted 20-Nov-2007 05:58 |     |
Natalie   Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003   | They should try putting it in Zebra Danios.  I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash. |
| Posted 20-Nov-2007 06:18 |     |
poisonwaffle Mega Fish Posts: 1397 Kudos: 591 Registered: 11-Feb-2003 | Nice links, Shini! *marks another one up for Darwin* |
| Posted 20-Nov-2007 06:53 | |
fish patty  Fish Addict Posts: 539 Kudos: 223 Votes: 255 Registered: 04-Oct-2006 | That IS interesting. I don't care about the gene, but I thought that mating process was interesting. I didn't know there was a fish that bred that way! |
| Posted 20-Nov-2007 19:08 | |
| Joe Potato Fish Addict Kind of a Big Deal Posts: 869 Votes: 309 Registered: 09-Jan-2001  | They should try putting it in Zebra Danios. I'm sure they will, but then all of the genetically-modified fish will escape into the environment and they will kill everything because they have extra DNA and the DNA will be floating in the water and other animals will pick it up and when we eat those animals we'll get the DNA too and it will change us and make our bums spotted! I like to think that was a pretty good caricature.  |
| Posted 21-Nov-2007 06:54 | |
| Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003 | I like to think that was a pretty good caricature. One of my vegan friends actually thought that's how it worked... Except it was about spraying mutated genes on crops from aircraft and the mutated genes getting washed into the natural environment and mutating things they touch. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash. |
| Posted 21-Nov-2007 08:18 | |
| Joe Potato Fish Addict Kind of a Big Deal Posts: 869 Votes: 309 Registered: 09-Jan-2001 | One of my vegan friends actually thought that's how it worked... Except it was about spraying mutated genes on crops from aircraft and the mutated genes getting washed into the natural environment and mutating things they touch. Statements like that make me cry. |
| Posted 21-Nov-2007 16:59 | |
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