5/19/2023 0 Comments Frankenstein's Cat by Emily Anthes![]() Now branded “Glo-Fish,” these transgenic pets are available in pet stores – as are cats specially designed to look like miniature tigers, another example of genetic engineering done purely for the visual it creates. She lays out current trends such as the creation of glowing zebrafish – made when a researcher infused the DNA from fluorescent jellyfish into the zebrafish embryos. ![]() ![]() In the first, “Go Fish,” Anthes plunges into the world of designer pets. Anthes discusses the field without judgment or moral turpitude, leaving it up to the reader to decide on the ethics of the questions and facts she examines. Animal genes are being manipulated for a variety of purposes – for serious, possible life-saving research into human disease and treatment, all the way to cosmetic and an aesthetically-driven desire to perfect pet appearance. Although humans have spent millennia influencing the genes of the animals that we domesticate or farm, the complexity of what we can now achieve has grown in scope and depth. ![]() In her 2013 book, Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts, science writer Emily Anthes takes readers on a tour of recent advancements in the field of animal genetic engineering. ![]()
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