California found itself in the national spotlight earlier this month when it became the only state to ban the sale of a genetically engineered pet fish called the GloFish. As a member of the state ...

Since Yorktown Technologies first sold its genetically modified pet — the GloFish — in 2003, the fluorescent fish, an altered variety of zebra fish, has become a popular aquarium item, with millions ...

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For the past several decades, scientists have wielded the ability to alter the genomes of plants and animals. Gene editing has been explored in the United States and abroad as a possible remedy to a ...

California was derided by some when the Fish and Game Commission voted last month to ban sales of the first genetically modified pet, the GloFish. But the state's review for environmental safety was ...

A federal judge is weighing a lawsuit by two public interest groups that want to block sales of fluorescent zebra fish — the nation’s first biotech household pet. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, asks ...

BLACKSBURG, Va., March 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading pet product supplier Spectrum Brands, Inc., is thrilled to announce the latest addition to its growing family of GloFish ® fluorescent fish: ...

California’s Fish and Game Commission on Wednesday refused to allow the sale of the genetically altered GloFish in the state, with one commissioner saying that it seemed frivolous to tinker with an ...

A certain little fish is making a big splash this holiday season. It's a designer glow-in-the-dark pet created in a lab, and it's been put on sale just in time for the holiday shopping rush. Just like ...

A fluorescent fish that will be on sale in pet stores has exposed a gaping hole in the United States' ability to regulate the sale of genetically engineered animals. Despite growing concern over the ...