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 ...

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 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 ...

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The GloFish, a zebra fish genetically engineered to glow in the dark in aquariums, was approved for sale to the public by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on December 9. However, you won’t be ...

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 ...

SACRAMENTO, — California wildlife regulators have issued 14 permits for genetically engineered species since the state became the only to require such licensing. Their lone rejection was a proposal to ...

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 ...